BREAKING INTO THE AUTISTIC BRAIN THROUGH THE ACTUAL 3D SPACE: FMRI STUDY (p. 281)
It is well-known that babies are born with a primitive sense of where they are in 3D space. This sense develops rather intensively and contributes immensely into developing appropriate brain functional configurations in the brainstem, in the subcortical and cortical areas. FMRI studies suggest that, for example, he grid system (system which provides global mapping and actual spatial positioning) is fully established at around three or four weeks after birth.