AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 6, 2019·3 min readHow gene mutation causes autism and intellectual disabilityGenetic mutations in Usp9X results in the brain growing fewer synapses during development. The mutation also causes hyperactivity and an increased risk of anxiety. The findings shed new light on the cause of autism and other intellectual disabilities.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2019·4 min readAutism-related genetic mutations occur in aging brains of Alzheimer’s patientsGenomic autism-related ADNP mutations were found in postmortem olfactory bulbs and hippocampi of Alzheimer's patients.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2019·7 min read‘Face blindness’ may involve a failed brain network, and could shed light on autismProsopagnosia, 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
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 7, 2019·2 min readAutistic adults thought they were ‘bad people’Many people on the autism spectrum who were not diagnosed until later in life grew up believing they were "bad people."Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 1, 2019·3 min readPeople with autism have a more symmetrical brainThe 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 30, 2019·3 min readHow are psychiatric disorders linked to infections during pregnancy?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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 30, 2019·3 min readAcetaminophen in pregnancy linked to higher risk of ADHD and autismReport supports earlier studies linking acetaminophen exposure in utero with a higher risk of later diagnosis of ADHD and ASD.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·October 28, 2019·5 min readCan watching movies detect autism?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
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 24, 2019·3 min readYoung moms more likely to have kids with ADHDWhile there is a clear genetic link between young mothers and ADHD in their children, the association is not necessarily causal.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceAutismFeaturedNeuroscience·October 23, 2019·5 min readDrug combination reverses hypersensitivity to noiseSummary: Treating mouse models of autism with modafinil and EBIO reduced hypersensitivity to noise. Source: MIT People with autism often...Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 22, 2019·2 min readBrain imaging reveals neural correlates of human social behaviorBrain 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
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·October 21, 2019·4 min readNew therapeutic strategy may help reverse autism behavioral abnormalitiesGenetically silencing mTORC2 in mouse models prolonged lifespan, suppressed seizures, increased long-term memory, and reduced autism-like behaviors.Read More
