Lauren Orefice has been named the 2019 grand prize winner of the annual international competition, The Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology, for research that shows how neurons outside of the brain — those that control the sensation of touch — can alter brain function and shape select behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

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