the doctor was brought in to counter testimony piven by two state neuropathologist tuesday who claimed her brain had evidence of blunt force trauma. he testified that while he sees evidence of swelling in the brain, he dismissed the testing done by the state. the doctor said in his opinion, love most likely died from blood stopping in her body and then starting again. the doctor also testified that he spelt -- he felt yeardley love suffocated because of the way she was found face down on her and her pillow -- face down on her pillow on her bed. tomorrow could be the day we hear from george huguely's father. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can get all the trial of a slide on line. war than $200 an hour are logging on -- more than 200 followers an hour are logging on. governor martin o'malley focused on his screen legislative agenda in annapolis today. he testified about his bill that will double the flesh attacks, the charge customers pay on the amount of water they use -- the flush tax. the debate over the governor's same sex marriage bill continues tomorrow. earlier today repub

joseph piven led the study. >> during infancy, it's a time when the infant is organizing their brain,e wiring is rapidly developing. we were able to detect changes in that wiring or differences in the wiring by six months of age and those children that went on to develop autism. >> reporter: this special type of m.r.i. scan shows the development of 15 different circuits in the brain. nsre developed nerve connections are in red. less developed in blue. the pattern is significantly different in infants with autism. >> it has great promise for early detection of autism, for early intervention of autism during a time that either prior to emergence of the symptoms or during a time when the symptoms are just beginning to unfold. >> reporter: early diagnosis is key because research suggests the symptoms of autism, problems with communication, social interaction, and behavior, can improve with early intervention. >> pelley: jon, what does this mean for parents? >> scott, i think it may be a sense of relief for them. i've spoken to a lot of parents of kids who have autism and they are up again

joseph piven, the main researcher here. thank you so much forgetting up early this morning.hildren, 1-70 boys, specifically, also. also no medical detection or cure for the brain disorder but you have brand new research that suggests that there are some changes that are going on very early. can you share that with us? >> yes. thank you. the period of infancy is a time when the brain is rapidly reorganizing. and we see as early as 6 months of age that the wiring in infants that go on to be classified as autism by 2 years of age is already different. and we see that those changes really evolve over time so that at 6 months of age they are different from what we see t at 12 months of age and what we see at 24 months of age. and the important point here is that the findings at 6 months of age are before the typical onset or appearance of the major symptoms of autism. and we also see that these evolving brain changes are happening in a time when the symptoms of autism are beginning to unfold. >> now, is this significant for parents in particular, because these are really developi