Autism spectrum disorders
Expert insight: How to support autistic children heading back to class
Returning to school can present new opportunities along with concerns and challenges.
Aug 29, 2024
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Neuroscience
Prioritizing the unexpected: New brain mechanism uncovered
Researchers have discovered how two brain areas, the neocortex and the thalamus, work together to detect discrepancies between what animals expect from their environment and actual events. These prediction errors are implemented ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders linked to neurotransmitter switching in the brain
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) involve mild to severe impairment of social, behavioral and communication abilities. These disorders can significantly impact performance at school, in employment and in other areas of life. ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Smartphone eye-tracking could expand autism research reach
One of the most effective means of investigating and understanding autism is eye tracking. Participants are shown photos or videos, and computer software records where their gaze rests. Autistic individuals are more likely ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Genetics
Knocking out one key gene leads to autistic traits, mouse study shows
More than 70 genes have been linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental condition in which differences in the brain lead to a host of altered behaviors, including issues with language, social communication, ...
Aug 16, 2024
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New research identifies early sensorimotor markers for autism spectrum disorder
A study published in the journal iScience has uncovered significant findings related to the early sensorimotor features and cognitive abilities of toddlers who are later diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The ...
Aug 14, 2024
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Research finds association between prenatal exposure to plastics and autism in boys
Florey researchers have found evidence of higher levels of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in pregnant mothers who gave birth to sons with autism.
Aug 7, 2024
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Neurons in the frontal cortex help macaque monkeys decode social interactions, study shows
By studying the brains of macaque monkeys during turn-taking exercises, researchers may be one step closer to understanding how individual neurons in the frontal cortex work together to analyze spatial locations of other ...
Jul 30, 2024
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Fatty acids in umbilical cord blood might cause autism spectrum disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects learning capability and social behavior of people. Over the past few decades, awareness regarding ASD has increased, especially regarding its prevalence ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Understanding others: By age three, we can do this with mirror neurons
By the age of three, children are capable of understanding others, "mirroring" those they are with to imitate and anticipate their intentions. They are able to do it thanks to the sophisticated neurofunctional architecture ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Autism spectrum
The autism spectrum, also called autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or autism spectrum conditions (ASC), with the word autistic sometimes replacing autism, is a spectrum of psychological conditions characterized by widespread abnormalities of social interactions and communication, as well as severely restricted interests and highly repetitive behavior.
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