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 earliest studies on necessary and sufficient neural populations were performed on simple invertebrate circuits. Does this logic still serve us as we tackle more sophisticated outputs?
The earliest studies on necessary and sufficient neural populations were performed on simple invertebrate circuits. Does this logic still serve us as we tackle more sophisticated outputs?
When the animals learn that a perceived threat is not dangerous, long-term activity changes in a part of the subthalamus suppress their instinctive fears.
When the animals learn that a perceived threat is not dangerous, long-term activity changes in a part of the subthalamus suppress their instinctive fears.
Our tendency to focus on one condition at a time likely silos expertise and services—and obscures critical connections across diagnostic categories.
Our tendency to focus on one condition at a time likely silos expertise and services—and obscures critical connections across diagnostic categories.