ASHG 2013

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Recurrent mutations up risk of autism, related disorders

Autism, epilepsy and intellectual disability share certain risk genes, and mutations in these genes recur in multiple individuals. The preliminary results were presented Friday at the American Society of Human Genetics Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

By Jessa Netting
29 October 2013 | 3 min read
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Hopping gene destabilizes autism-linked chromosomal region

Researchers have found the first direct evidence that a hopscotching gene destabilizes the 15q13.3 chromosomal region, and may be to blame for the region’s role in autism and other brain disorders. They presented the unpublished results Wednesday at the American Society of Human Genetics Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

By Jessa Netting
28 October 2013 | 3 min read

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Three ecological psychologists on the right and wrong ways to use the field’s principles in neuroscience

Matthieu de Wit, Luis H. Favela and Vicente Raja weigh in on the recent trend of neuroscientists importing concepts from ecological psychology, the study of how an organism’s interactions with its environment explain perception and action.

By Paul Middlebrooks
25 February 2026 | 1 min read

Is there a neuroscientist in the House?

Sam Wang, a neuroscientist running for the U.S. House of Representatives, has been considering American democracy for decades.

By Lauren Schenkman
25 February 2026 | 7 min read

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