Rebecca Shaffer

Assistant professor
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Rebecca Shaffer is associate professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio.

From this contributor

men trying to make eye contact
Spectrum

Eye contact is aversive for some adults with autism

By Craig Erickson, Rebecca Shaffer
16 May 2017 | 5 min read

Explore more from The Transmitter

Research image of whole-brain 3D visualizations of pixels colored by their corresponding lipizone.
Lipids

Lipids enter brain mapping limelight

Two new studies, including the first whole-brain lipid atlas in mice, uncover unforeseen complexity and influence during pregnancy and aging.

By Lauren Schenkman
27 October 2026 | 6 min read
Protein asparagine synthetase in hippocampus neurons.
Spectrum

Behavioral phenomics in zebrafish; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 26 October.

By Jill Adams
27 October 2026 | 2 min read
Illustration of botanical tree and computer tree growing apart.
Artificial intelligence

Neuroscience gave AI its start. What happens now?

David Sussillo maps the two fields' divergent paths, and where they might still meet.

By Emily Singer
27 October 2026 | 10 min read