Helen Tager-Flusberg is director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence at Boston University. Her research aims to untangle autism and language impairments using behavioral and brain-imagining studies. She was also a columnist for Spectrum.
Boston University
Helen Tager-Flusberg is director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence at Boston University. Her research aims to untangle autism and language impairments using behavioral and brain-imagining studies. She was also a columnist for Spectrum.
A diagnosis of social communication disorder only keeps people from a community and resources they desperately want and need.
Studying parents of children with autism has long been controversial, but that doesn’t mean scientists should avoid it.
Elsa, the star of the movie “Frozen,” is the poster child for girls with autism.
Scientists should slow down and return to the basic tenets of research to regain the public’s trust.
Trials to test drugs for autism suffer from subjective measurements and placebo effects. Helen Tager-Flusberg outlines how to ferret out the true effects of potential autism therapies.
But to fully grasp the tools’ potential, we need to better understand how electric and magnetic fields interact with the brain.
But to fully grasp the tools’ potential, we need to better understand how electric and magnetic fields interact with the brain.
Person-to-person variability in brain activity might represent meaningful differences in cognitive processes, rather than random noise.
Person-to-person variability in brain activity might represent meaningful differences in cognitive processes, rather than random noise.
Prescott and Ratté critique the clinical relevance of preclinical studies in the field and highlight areas for improvement.
Prescott and Ratté critique the clinical relevance of preclinical studies in the field and highlight areas for improvement.