Two studies, showing effects on the brain and potential treatment outcomes, were presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
In the first study, researchers gave adults with autism a form of oxytocin called pitocin (used to assist labor in pregnant women). Animal studies had shown that oxytocin played a role in parent-child bonding, social memory, social cognition, anxiety reduction, and repetitive behaviors. The adults in the study were tested on their ability to identify emotions and control repetitive behaviors.
The second study found that the brain's fear hub, amygdala, appears to be abnormally small in males with severe autism.
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