AutismFeaturedPsychology·May 3, 2017·5 min readSpeech and Language Deficits in Children with Autism May Not Cause TantrumsResearchers report language and speech problems may not be the causes of the more frequent tantrums associated with autistic children.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2017·5 min readDiagnosed Autism Linked to Maternal Grandmother’s Smoking During PregnancyGirls whose maternal grandmothers smoked during pregnancy were 67% more likely to display autistic traits, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 26, 2017·5 min readNutrition, the Microbiome and AutismResearchers investigate whether abnormal gut bacteria composition contribute to autism spectrum disorders, or whether diet and medication for children with ASD leads to the irregular microbiome.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·April 11, 2017·5 min read26 Novel Genes Linked to Intellectual DisabilityResearchers have identified 26 new genes that are linked to intellectual disabilities.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 3, 2017·4 min readArea of the Brain Affected by Autism DetectedResearchers report the anterior cingulate cortex, an area of the brain associated with empathy, activates very weakly in people with autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 1, 2017·4 min readChildren With Autism Find Understanding Facial Expressions Difficult But Make Similar Mistakes as PeersAccording to researchers, while teens with ASD do have a difficult time recognizing emotion from facial expressions, the types of mistakes they make are similar to those of the same age without ASD.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 30, 2017·3 min readPrudence, Impatience and Laziness: Are These Contagious Personality Traits?According to new research, people unconsciously mimic others' prudent, lazy or impatient attitudes.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·5 min readHow Prenatal Maternal Infections May Affect Genetic Factors in Autism Spectrum DisorderAccording to researchers, maternal immune activation during pregnancy can disrupt the expression of genes and processes associated with Autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 17, 2017·3 min readLink Between Vitamin D Treatment and Autism PreventionAccording to a new mouse study, exposure to vitamin D during pregnancy may prevent autistic traits in offspring.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 17, 2017·6 min readThe Genes and Neural Circuits Behind Autism’s Impaired SociabilityResearchers have identified genetic and neural networks that could contribute to impaired sociability in some forms of autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·March 8, 2017·4 min readPromising Lead That May Reduce Autism SymptomsResearchers have identified a single protein that could be responsible for causing a number of behavioral symptoms as well as molecular and cellular abnormalities in Fragile X.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 7, 2017·4 min readPinpointing Sensory Links Between Autism and SynaesthesiaResearchers report both people with synaesthesia and those on the autism spectrum share similar heightened sensory sensitivity.Read More
