Melissa Mello

Community health program supervisor
University of California, Davis MIND Institute

Melissa Mello is community health program supervisor at the University of California, Davis MIND Institute

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Spectrum

By Jessica Wright

19 July 2016

6 min read

Techniques used in behavioral interventions could help scientists scan the brains of children who have both autism and intellectual disability.

Spectrum

By Jessica Wright

19 July 2016 | 6 min read

By Helena Kudiabor

1 April 2026

5 min read

Catherine Carr explains her discovery that geckos retain a vibration-sensing pathway previously thought to be lost when animals moved onto land.

Neuro’s ark

Catherine Carr explains her discovery that geckos retain a vibration-sensing pathway previously thought to be lost when animals moved onto land.

By Helena Kudiabor

1 April 2026 | 5 min read

Retraction

By Calli McMurray

31 March 2026

4 min read

Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.

Retraction

Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.

By Calli McMurray

31 March 2026 | 4 min read

Spectrum

By Jill Adams

31 March 2026

2 min read

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 30 March.

Spectrum

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 30 March.

By Jill Adams

31 March 2026 | 2 min read