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Oxytocin Could Help Improve Processing Social Information in Children With Autism

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2012

Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children with AutismPreliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows ... Read More...

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Agent Reduces Autism-like Behaviors in Mice

Neuroscience NewsApril 25, 2012

Boosts Sociability, Quells Repetitiveness – NIH StudyNational Institutes of Health researchers have reversed behaviors in mice resembling two of the three c... Read More...

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Researchers Help Reveal Complex Role of Genes in Autism

Neuroscience NewsApril 4, 2012

Multi-center study hones in on two genes as likely risk factors.Mutations in hundreds of genes involved in wiring the brain may contribute to the developmen... Read More...

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CDC Estimates 1 in 88 Children in US Has Been Identified as Having an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Neuroscience NewsMarch 29, 2012

CDC data help communities better serve these children.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States ha... Read More...

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Gene Mutation in Autism Found to Cause Hyperconnectivity in Brain’s Hearing Center

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 31, 2012

Hyperconnectivity triggered by loss of PTEN gene can be blocked by treatment with rapamycin.New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might hel... Read More...

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5-minute Screen Identifies Subtle Signs of Autism in 1-year olds

Neuroscience NewsApril 28, 2011

NIH-funded study demonstrates feasibility and effectiveness of conducting systematic screening during well-baby check-upsA five-minute checklist that parent... Read More...

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World First: Discovery of a Common Genetic Cause of Autism and Epilepsy

Neuroscience NewsApril 8, 2011

Researchers from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a new gene that predisposes people to both autism and epilepsy.Led by the neurologist Dr.... Read More...

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News

Study finds hub linking movement and motivation in the brain

Decoding how kids get into hacking

Neuroscience

Study finds hub linking movement and motivation in the brain

Decoding how kids get into hacking

Neurology

Autoantibodies in pregnancy: A cause of behavioral disorders in the child?

Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults

CBD may alleviate seizures and benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditions

AI

Can AI spot liars?

Novel math could bring machine learning to the next level

Robotics

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Understanding the animal brain could help robots wash your dishes

Psychology

Decoding how kids get into hacking

How people with psychopathic traits control their ‘dark impulses’

autism spectrum disorders

Oxytocin Could Help Improve Processing Social Information in Children With Autism

Agent Reduces Autism-like Behaviors in Mice

Researchers Help Reveal Complex Role of Genes in Autism

CDC Estimates 1 in 88 Children in US Has Been Identified as Having an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Gene Mutation in Autism Found to Cause Hyperconnectivity in Brain’s Hearing Center

5-minute Screen Identifies Subtle Signs of Autism in 1-year olds

World First: Discovery of a Common Genetic Cause of Autism and Epilepsy