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Research image of microglia.

CDKL5 gene; cerebrospinal fluid; drug combo for fragile X syndrome

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 16 September.

By Jill Adams
17 September 2024 | 2 min read
World map displaying an analysis of years of life lost to suicide among autistic people in 2021.

PPP2R5D gene; social-communication intervention in infants; autism and suicide

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 9 September.

By Jill Adams
10 September 2024 | 2 min read
Research image of astrocytes and microglia in mouse brains.

X-chromosome genes; neurobiology of infant crying; MCHAT in preemies

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 2 September.

By Jill Adams
3 September 2024 | 2 min read
Research image visualizing cell-to-cell communications in cerebral organoids.

CHD8 gene; minority participation in research; machine-learning autism screen

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

By Jill Adams
27 August 2024 | 2 min read
Research image of human neurons.

Congenital heart disease; community-driven policymaking; empathy in autism

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 19 August.

By Jill Adams
20 August 2024 | 3 min read
Research image of cell-type representation in the frontal cortex.

Ketamine for ADNP syndrome; electrical gap junctions; echolalia

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 12 August.

By Jill Adams
13 August 2024 | 2 min read
Research image of microglial forms color-coded into distinct categories.

Noncoding variants; trofinetide; microglia shapes

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 5 August.

By Jill Adams
6 August 2024 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.

Baby sibs; sleep in Dup15q syndrome; pediatrician deserts

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 29 July.

By Jill Adams
30 July 2024 | 2 min read
Research image showing connectivity in brain regions in female mice with and without a UBE3A variant.

CNTNAP2 variants; trait trajectories; sensory reactivity

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 22 July.

By Jill Adams
23 July 2024 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.

Bumetanide; sex-biased gene expression; racial and ethnic disparities

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 15 July.

By Jill Adams
16 July 2024 | 1 min read

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Illustration of a brain.

This paper changed my life – ‘Response of hippocampal synapses to natural stimulation patterns,’ by Dobrunz and Stevens

The work demonstrated how to effectively combine controlled in-vitro experiments and the messiness of natural brain patterns.

By Robert Froemke
17 September 2024 | 4 min read
Research image of brain scans showing the structural integrity of white-matter tracts.

Repeat scans reveal brain changes that precede childbirth

A detailed look at a “pregnant brain” highlights a need to investigate the neural alterations that occur during a transition experienced by nearly 140 million people worldwide each year.

By Shaena Montanari
16 September 2024 | 8 min read
Illustration of cranes attempting to assemble a structure out of very small black squares.

Reconstructing dopamine’s link to reward

The field is grappling with whether to modify the long-standing theory of reward prediction error—or abandon it entirely.

By Angie Voyles Askham
13 September 2024 | 18 min read