Michelle Primeau
Clinical Instructor & Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Stanford School of Medicine
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Exploring sleep in children with autism
Many children with autism have problems with sleep, which can worsen symptoms of the disorder. A better understanding of sleep in autism may help reveal the mechanisms of autism and point to potential treatments, say Ruth O'Hara and Michelle Primeau.

Exploring sleep in children with autism
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Impaired sensory learning in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome; and more
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 22 September.
‘What Is Intelligence?’: An excerpt
In his new book, published today, Blaise Agüera y Arcas examines the fundamental aspects of intelligence in biological and artificial systems. In this excerpt from Chapter 4, he examines temporal difference, a reinforcement learning algorithm.

‘What Is Intelligence?’: An excerpt
In his new book, published today, Blaise Agüera y Arcas examines the fundamental aspects of intelligence in biological and artificial systems. In this excerpt from Chapter 4, he examines temporal difference, a reinforcement learning algorithm.
Alzheimer’s paper retracted over apparent image duplication
The editors of Neurobiology of Disease, which published the paper, also questioned how the study’s experimental protocols received ethical approval.

Alzheimer’s paper retracted over apparent image duplication
The editors of Neurobiology of Disease, which published the paper, also questioned how the study’s experimental protocols received ethical approval.