Anna Nowogrodzki is a freelance journalist. Her writing can be found in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Nautilus, and Nature, among other publications, and she can be found in the Boston area on her bicycle.
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Anna Nowogrodzki is a freelance journalist. Her writing can be found in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Nautilus, and Nature, among other publications, and she can be found in the Boston area on her bicycle.
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Mutations in the autism gene NLGN3 may alter the gut nervous system of mice.
A much-touted behavioral therapy for autism, the Early Start Denver Model, may not be as effective as its creators had hoped.
Parents who have one child with an autism diagnosis can more accurately spot signs of the condition in their younger child at 12 months of age than clinicians can.
Asking participants in genetic databases about their family’s medical history can help researchers uncover genetic variants tied to conditions such as autism.
The motor cortex is organized into an "intermixed jumble of tiles" to generate meaningful movement.
The motor cortex is organized into an "intermixed jumble of tiles" to generate meaningful movement.
The editor resigned after the publisher’s artificial-intelligence system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.
The editor resigned after the publisher’s artificial-intelligence system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.
Cristopher Moore discusses the nature of computation and whether we should think of neural activity as computing.
Cristopher Moore discusses the nature of computation and whether we should think of neural activity as computing.