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Spectrum is the go-to destination for the latest news and analysis about autism research and a springboard for scientists and clinicians to forge collaborations that deepen our understanding of autism.
START method assembles brain’s wiring diagram by cell type
Cerebellum structure; AMPA receptors; MAGEL2 gene
Microglia’s pruning function called into question
Action potentials
”We should avoid terms from daily life when we are doing science, because we need to define things more specifically. — FRANÇOIS QUESQUE
The case for redefining ‘theory of mind’: Q&A with François Quesque
Autism is more heritable in boys than in girls
A genetics-first clinic for catching developmental conditions early: Q&A with Jacob Vorstman
Building an autism research registry: Q&A with Tony Charman
Christine Wu Nordahl, doing whatever it takes to get good data
The perils of parachute research
Scientists who study autism in lower-income countries are working to end practices that exploit or ignore collaborators and communities on the ground.
On the periphery: Thinking ‘outside the brain’ offers new ideas about autism
Neuronal alterations outside the brain may help to explain a host of the condition’s characteristic traits, including sensory changes, gut problems and motor differences.
High prevalence of developmental delay strains Australia’s support systems
U.S. study charts changing prevalence of profound and non-profound autism
Brian Boyd, classroom-based interventions and the importance of representation
Evdokia Anagnostou and the concept of a good life
‘Emergent and transactional’: How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions
Pinning down ‘profound autism’ for reliable research: Q&A with Matthew Siegel
Magnetic stimulation for autism: Q&A with Xujun Duan
Easing sensory sensitivities in the clinic: Q&A with Leah Stein Duker
Beyond the bench: At school with Verónica Martínez Cerdeño
Beyond the bench: Finding solitude with Jill Silverman
Beyond the bench: Finding balance with Gavin Rumbaugh
Decisional capacity and informed consent, explained
The link between maternal infection and autism, explained
Pathological demand avoidance in autism, explained
The connection between oxytocin and autism, explained
Spectrum books
Chronicle of a Field Retold: Autism Science in Profile
Autism by the Numbers: Explaining its Apparent Rise
Okur-Chung neurodevelopmental syndrome; excess CSF; autistic girls
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 21 October.
Okur-Chung neurodevelopmental syndrome; excess CSF; autistic girls
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 21 October.
New catalog charts familial ties from autism to 90 other conditions
The research tool reveals associations stretching across three generations.
New catalog charts familial ties from autism to 90 other conditions
The research tool reveals associations stretching across three generations.
SYNGAP1; executive function; synaptic density
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 14 October.
SYNGAP1; executive function; synaptic density
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 14 October.
Aggression; Angelman syndrome; NLGN3
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 7 October.
Aggression; Angelman syndrome; NLGN3
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 7 October.
Untangling biological threads from autism’s phenotypic patchwork reveals four core subtypes
People belonging to the same subtype share genetic variants, behaviors and often co-occurring diagnoses, according to a new preprint.
Untangling biological threads from autism’s phenotypic patchwork reveals four core subtypes
People belonging to the same subtype share genetic variants, behaviors and often co-occurring diagnoses, according to a new preprint.
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How to teach this paper: ‘Coordination of entorhinal-hippocampal ensemble activity during associative learning,’ by Igarashi et al. (2014)
Kei Igarashi and his colleagues established an important foundation in memory research: the premise that brain regions oscillate together to form synaptic connections and, ultimately, memories.
How to teach this paper: ‘Coordination of entorhinal-hippocampal ensemble activity during associative learning,’ by Igarashi et al. (2014)
Kei Igarashi and his colleagues established an important foundation in memory research: the premise that brain regions oscillate together to form synaptic connections and, ultimately, memories.
Season 2 of ‘Synaptic’ draws to a close
Season 3 will begin next year.
Season 2 of ‘Synaptic’ draws to a close
Season 3 will begin next year.
Electrical fingerprints track single neurons over several months
The new approach, called UnitMatch, improves on past methods for analyzing large electrophysiological datasets, the researchers say.
Electrical fingerprints track single neurons over several months
The new approach, called UnitMatch, improves on past methods for analyzing large electrophysiological datasets, the researchers say.