Sara Freeman: Autism & the oxytocin system
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Sara Freeman is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis, who uses the Allen Human Brain Reference Atlas in her study of brain areas that express receptors for the hormone oxytocin. Oxytocin plays a role in social interactions and has been used as an experimental therapy for people with autism spectrum disorder.
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