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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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Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief

Smokers may have impaired neuroimmune function

These neurons affect how much you do, or don’t, want to eat

Neuroscience

Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief

Smokers may have impaired neuroimmune function

These neurons affect how much you do, or don’t, want to eat

Neurology

Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief

Smokers may have impaired neuroimmune function

Mechanisms underlying early life stress and irritable bowel syndrome discovered

AI

Researchers use facial quirks to unmask ‘deepfakes’

Your brain activity can be used to measure how well you understand a concept

Spotting objects amid clutter

Robotics

Spotting objects amid clutter

First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Psychology

Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief

Mechanisms underlying early life stress and irritable bowel syndrome discovered

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