Autism spectrum disorders
'Preemie' babies more vulnerable to autism diagnosis later: study
Babies born prematurely, even just a couple weeks early, may be at increased risk of autism, a large new study suggests.
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Neuroscience
What a song reveals about vocal imitation deficits for autistic individuals
A new paper comparing the ability to match pitch and duration in speech and song is providing valuable insight into vocal imitation deficits for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Aug 10, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Neural network model shows why people with autism read facial expressions differently
People with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty interpreting facial expressions.
Aug 5, 2021
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Neuroscience
Non-neuronal cells drive sex differences in early brain development
During development, brain cells may find different ways to connect with each other based on sex, according to researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
Jul 19, 2021
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Genetics
Disrupting and restoring expression of ASD-associated gene in mice alters sociability
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Boston has found that disrupting and restoring the expression of a gene associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in mice can alter their degree of sociability. ...
Neuroscience
Researchers find the adhesions that build the brain's networks
The brain's neurons tend to get most of the scientific attention, but a set of cells around them called astrocytes—literally, star-shaped cells—are increasingly being viewed as crucial players in guiding a brain to become ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Neuroscience
Is autism linked to a more 'male' brain?
Researchers have been investigating an intriguing theory that links autism to having an 'extreme male brain' – but have found it is not that simple.
Jun 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
New technique yields potential treatment for a common cause of autism
Since 2008, we have known that the 16p11.2 chromosomal region is linked with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Now, researchers from Boston Children's have developed a new way to study the effects of 16p11.2 deletion in human ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mitochondrial function influences schizophrenia status in patients with genetic disorder
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) showed how the "batteries" of cells are highly implicated ...
May 19, 2021
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Medical research
Shootin1a—the missing link underlying learning and memory
In neurons, changes in the size of dendritic spines—small cellular protrusions involved in synaptic transmission—are thought to be a key mechanism underlying learning and memory. However, the specific way in which these ...
May 18, 2021
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