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·March 9, 2022·4 min read

How Early Life Experiences May Affect Brain Wiring

Early life experiences may affect neural wiring patterns that can lead to the development of ASD, schizophrenia, and epilepsy later in life, a new study reports.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·March 4, 2022·6 min read

Autism Correlated With Changing Sensory Preferences During Early Childhood

Sensory patterns of children on the autism spectrum, and those who had ASD traits but were not diagnosed, grew stronger over time.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 28, 2022·6 min read

Familiar Objects Can Prevent Autism-Like Behaviors in Mouse Model

Exposing mice with the autism-associated SHANK3 genetic mutation to new environments can trigger autism-like behaviors, including repetitive movements and problems with social engagement. However, adding familiar objects to the novel environment during the first exposure can reduce the behavioral and brain signaling deficits.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·February 22, 2022·4 min read

Interplay Between Brain Networks in Autism

Findings provide a mechanistic explanation of why people with autism display more internally focused cognition, including mind wandering, and less focus on external cues.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·February 21, 2022·3 min read

Early Life Treatment Prevents Autism Symptoms From Developing in Mice

Blocking an overactive signaling pathway in the brains of mice within the first five weeks of their lives prevents autism symptoms from developing, researchers report.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·February 18, 2022·7 min read

Differences Between Brains of Girls and Boys With Autism

In children with autism, girls had different patterns of connectivity than boys in brain areas associated with motor, language, and visuospatial attention. Generally, girls display fewer repetitive behaviors than boys, which may contribute to delays in ASD diagnosis for females.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 10, 2022·4 min read

Insight Into the Genetics of Autism Offers Hope for New Drug Treatments

Neurexin1 deletion impacts insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in the prefrontal cortex. Researchers say increasing insulin signaling may be an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of ASD.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 10, 2022·6 min read

Amygdala Changes in Autistic Individuals Linked to Anxiety

Autistic children with traditional anxiety had significantly greater amygdala volume than children without ASD. Those with autism-distinct anxiety had significantly lower amygdala volume.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 3, 2022·4 min read

Mothers’ Sleep Apnea May Increase Risk of Autism-Like Changes in Their Male Offspring

Sleep apnea during pregnancy may increase the risk of brain and behavioral changes associated with autism in males, a new study reports.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 2, 2022·6 min read

Different Autism Risk Genes, Same Effects on Brain Development

Three different autism risk genes affect similar aspects of neural formation and the same types of neurons in the developing human brain.

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Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·January 31, 2022·4 min read

Gene-Environment Interactions That Drives Autism

Inducing massive inflammation resulted in an overexpression of Trpv4. The overexpression led to neural hyperexcitability that resulted in social avoidance behaviors associated with ASD in mouse models.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·January 24, 2022·4 min read

Undiagnosed Autistic Traits Common Among Youths With Substance Use Disorders

Study reports 1 in 5 teens and young adults who seek treatment for alcohol and substance use disorders may have previously unrecognized social impairments characteristic of ASD.

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ASD

How Early Life Experiences May Affect Brain Wiring

Autism Correlated With Changing Sensory Preferences During Early Childhood

Familiar Objects Can Prevent Autism-Like Behaviors in Mouse Model

Interplay Between Brain Networks in Autism

Early Life Treatment Prevents Autism Symptoms From Developing in Mice

Differences Between Brains of Girls and Boys With Autism

Insight Into the Genetics of Autism Offers Hope for New Drug Treatments

Amygdala Changes in Autistic Individuals Linked to Anxiety

Mothers’ Sleep Apnea May Increase Risk of Autism-Like Changes in Their Male Offspring

Different Autism Risk Genes, Same Effects on Brain Development

Gene-Environment Interactions That Drives Autism

Undiagnosed Autistic Traits Common Among Youths With Substance Use Disorders

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