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‘Face blindness’ may involve a failed brain network, and could shed light on autism

Neuroscience NewsNovember 19, 2019

Prosopagnosia, or "face-blindness", involves an entire network, not just one area of the brain. The findings may shed light on poor facial processing abilities associated with autism.... Read More...

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Autistic adults thought they were ‘bad people’

Neuroscience NewsNovember 7, 2019

Many people on the autism spectrum who were not diagnosed until later in life grew up believing they were "bad people." ... Read More...

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People with autism have a more symmetrical brain

Neuroscience NewsNovember 1, 2019

The left and right brain areas are more similar in those with ASD. Reduced asymmetry was identified in cortical thickness across various brain regions in those on the autism spectrum.... Read More...

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How are psychiatric disorders linked to infections during pregnancy?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 30, 2019

Previous studies have documented how infection during pregnancy can increase the risk of ASD and a range of psychiatric disorders in the offspring. A new study reveals how maternal infections can affect neural development and how the timing of infection plays a critical role in elevating the risks of mental health conditions.... Read More...

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Acetaminophen in pregnancy linked to higher risk of ADHD and autism

Neuroscience NewsOctober 30, 2019

Report supports earlier studies linking acetaminophen exposure in utero with a higher risk of later diagnosis of ADHD and ASD.... Read More...

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Can watching movies detect autism?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 28, 2019

Tracking gaze patterns in children as they watch videos of social interactions is an accurate way to detect almost 50% of autism cases, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

Neuroscience NewsOctober 24, 2019

While there is a clear genetic link between young mothers and ADHD in their children, the association is not necessarily causal.... Read More...

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Drug combination reverses hypersensitivity to noise

Neuroscience NewsOctober 23, 2019

Summary: Treating mouse models of autism with modafinil and EBIO reduced hypersensitivity to noise.Source: MITPeople with autism often experience hypers... Read More...

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Brain imaging reveals neural correlates of human social behavior

Neuroscience NewsOctober 22, 2019

Brain imaging studies shed new light on social behaviors such as empathy and team flow. The findings provide new understanding of the neural basis of social behaviors and conditions involving social dysfunction.... Read More...

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New therapeutic strategy may help reverse autism behavioral abnormalities

Neuroscience NewsOctober 21, 2019

Genetically silencing mTORC2 in mouse models prolonged lifespan, suppressed seizures, increased long-term memory, and reduced autism-like behaviors.... Read More...

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Autism spectrum disorder risk linked to insufficient placental steroid

Neuroscience NewsOctober 21, 2019

When the hormone allopregnanolone (ALLO) abruptly decreases or stops during pregnancy, children are more likely to develop autism. Researchers report a single ALLO injection during pregnancy can avert the brain abnormalities and social behaviors associated with ASD in experimental mouse models of autism.... Read More...

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First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

Neuroscience NewsOctober 17, 2019

Examining postmortem brains of ASD patients, researchers discover an accumulation of immune cells surrounding blood vessels in the brain. They also found blebs accumulating around blood vessels that contained astrocyte debris. The findings suggest autism may be an autoimmune disorder.... Read More...

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Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers

Some hyper-realistic masks more believable than human faces

Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma

Neurology

Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers

Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma

New Alzheimer’s risk gene discovered

AI

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autism spectrum disorder

‘Face blindness’ may involve a failed brain network, and could shed light on autism

People with autism have a more symmetrical brain

How are psychiatric disorders linked to infections during pregnancy?

Acetaminophen in pregnancy linked to higher risk of ADHD and autism

Can watching movies detect autism?

Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

Drug combination reverses hypersensitivity to noise

New therapeutic strategy may help reverse autism behavioral abnormalities

Autism spectrum disorder risk linked to insufficient placental steroid

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism