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Rachel Zamzow is a freelance science writer based in Waco, Texas. Her work covering science and health has appeared in The Transmitter and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among other publications.
Rachel has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Missouri. She tweets @RachelZamzow.
Too often, people outside the margins of what’s considered classic autism are left out of research agendas, Abubakare says.
Intentional interactions with autistic people led Sasson to refocus his research.
Having a genetic predisposition to inflammation is linked to structural changes in brain regions implicated in neurodevelopmental conditions.
Early interventions for autism lack solid data. The source of this problem is murky but may stem from ongoing debates about evidence quality and entrenched conflicts of interest within the field.
When scientists successfully partner with autistic people, the autistic community gains a voice in autism research, and the data are more reliable, experts say. Here's how to build a successful collaboration.
Neurons from the two rodents can wire up together to form functional circuits—all while maintaining some species-specific properties, two new studies show.
Neurons from the two rodents can wire up together to form functional circuits—all while maintaining some species-specific properties, two new studies show.
The widely used measure of “theory of mind” needs to be re-examined, along with the long-standing claim that autism is linked to a lack of this ability.
The widely used measure of “theory of mind” needs to be re-examined, along with the long-standing claim that autism is linked to a lack of this ability.
Two new devices take experimenter variation out of the equation, the lead investigators say.
Two new devices take experimenter variation out of the equation, the lead investigators say.