http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. With the U.S. presidential election just days away, new research from the University of South Carolina provides fresh evidence that choosing a candidate may depend more on our biological make-up than a careful analysis of issues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-neuroscience-reveals-brain-differences-republicans.html Neuroscience Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:00:33 EST news270982801 Impaired social function is a cardinal symptom of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). One of the brain circuits that enable us to relate to other people is the "mirror neuron" system. This brain circuit is activated when we watch other people, and allows our brains to represent the actions of others, influencing our ability to learn new tasks and to understand the intentions and experiences of other people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-mirror-brain-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:06:37 EST news249912274 Developmental abnormalities in the mirror neuron system may contribute to social deficits in autism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-mirror-neuron-autism-broken-slowly.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 03 May 2011 11:21:49 EST news223640494