A new way of analyzing the data gathered from electroencephalography (EEG) ― a non-invasive technique that measures brain waves through the scalp ― provides much more information about how brain regions coordinate with one another than standard EEG analysis.The new approach may be particularly useful for researchers who propose that autism is a consequence of poor temporal coordination among brain regions."The which brain areas, the where, has been a powerful focus" of research on autism and other psychiatric diseases, says Scott Kelso, professor of complex systems and brain sciences at Florida Atlantic University. "But if you don't have a theory of how things are coordinated in time, you're going to be missing something very essential."Read more at...SFARI, March 2009.