Dorsal striatum

With her focus on the critical periods of pregnancy and early childhood, her research aims to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of conditions throughout the lifespan.

In addition, Dr. Stevens recently published a review paper in Biological Psychiatry titled, Developmental Disruptions of the Dorsal Striatum and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Now, this is an interesting area in the so-called basal ganglia, an area known for its roles in various learning methods, cognitive functions, and motor movements.

The dorsal striatum receives inputs for the basal ganglia that in turn recruits various other subcortical regions used to orchestrate downstream behaviors.

For those roles, this is a region of interest for autism.

And now, my conversation with Dr. Hanna Stevens.

Yeah.

And I, yeah, for sure.