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Autism research hits the road
Some scientists are thinking creatively about how to collect data in flexible environments and meet communities where they’re at.
Autism research hits the road
Some scientists are thinking creatively about how to collect data in flexible environments and meet communities where they’re at.
Children with autism and ADHD often have additional mental health conditions
The dual diagnosis frequently co-occurs with anxiety, depression and developmental and language delays.
Children with autism and ADHD often have additional mental health conditions
The dual diagnosis frequently co-occurs with anxiety, depression and developmental and language delays.
Null and Noteworthy: Autism and aging, anorexia overlaps, pregnancy effects
In this edition of Null and Noteworthy, researchers replicate encouraging findings on autism and aging and shoot down a host of potential links between pregnancy complications and having a child with autism.
Null and Noteworthy: Autism and aging, anorexia overlaps, pregnancy effects
In this edition of Null and Noteworthy, researchers replicate encouraging findings on autism and aging and shoot down a host of potential links between pregnancy complications and having a child with autism.
Myelin loss may explain how autism-linked DNA deletion affects cognition
Deleting a copy of the gene TBX1 depletes the fatty myelin insulation that surrounds neurons and reduces cognitive speed in mice.
Myelin loss may explain how autism-linked DNA deletion affects cognition
Deleting a copy of the gene TBX1 depletes the fatty myelin insulation that surrounds neurons and reduces cognitive speed in mice.
Brain’s sensory switchboard has complex connections to autism
An atypical thalamus may underlie not only sensory issues in autism but also difficulties with social skills, attention and memory.
Brain’s sensory switchboard has complex connections to autism
An atypical thalamus may underlie not only sensory issues in autism but also difficulties with social skills, attention and memory.
Web app tracks pupil size in people, mice
The app relies on artificial intelligence and could help researchers standardize studies of pupil differences in autistic people and in mouse models of autism.
Web app tracks pupil size in people, mice
The app relies on artificial intelligence and could help researchers standardize studies of pupil differences in autistic people and in mouse models of autism.
Social attention shows sex difference in autism
Autistic boys and men are less attuned to social stimuli than autistic girls and women are, according to new unpublished work.
Social attention shows sex difference in autism
Autistic boys and men are less attuned to social stimuli than autistic girls and women are, according to new unpublished work.
The benefits of special interests in autism
Researchers are studying how the intense passions of autistic people shape the brain, improve well-being and enhance learning.
The benefits of special interests in autism
Researchers are studying how the intense passions of autistic people shape the brain, improve well-being and enhance learning.
Infant siblings of autistic children miss language-learning clues
So-called ‘baby sibs’ watch adults’ faces just as much as children without autistic siblings do, but they don’t understand spoken language as well.
Infant siblings of autistic children miss language-learning clues
So-called ‘baby sibs’ watch adults’ faces just as much as children without autistic siblings do, but they don’t understand spoken language as well.
Virtual-reality system tracks eye gaze in real-world settings
A new eye-tracking program for VR headsets captures nuanced aspects of social attention in autistic people.
Virtual-reality system tracks eye gaze in real-world settings
A new eye-tracking program for VR headsets captures nuanced aspects of social attention in autistic people.
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Untangling biological threads from autism’s phenotypic patchwork reveals four core subtypes
People belonging to the same subtype share genetic variants, behaviors and often co-occurring diagnoses, according to a new preprint.
Untangling biological threads from autism’s phenotypic patchwork reveals four core subtypes
People belonging to the same subtype share genetic variants, behaviors and often co-occurring diagnoses, according to a new preprint.
Neural manifolds: Latest buzzword or pathway to understand the brain?
When you cut away the misconceptions, neural manifolds present a conceptually appropriate level at which systems neuroscientists can study the brain.
Neural manifolds: Latest buzzword or pathway to understand the brain?
When you cut away the misconceptions, neural manifolds present a conceptually appropriate level at which systems neuroscientists can study the brain.