Latest

Autism

·June 19, 2022·4 min read

AI Detects Autism Speech Patterns Across Different Languages

Machine learning algorithms help researchers identify speech patterns in children on the autism spectrum that are consistent between different languages.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 17, 2022·7 min read

Artificial Neural Networks Model Facial Processing in Autism

Artificial intelligence helps shed new light on why many with autism have a difficult time when it comes to processing emotions via facial expressions.

Autism Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 17, 2022·4 min read

When It Comes to ADHD and ASD, the Eyes Could Reveal All

Measuring the electrical activity of the retina in response to light stimulus could be a biomarker for ADHD and autism, researchers report.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 10, 2022·5 min read

Drumming Improves Behavior and Brain Function in Autistic Adolescents

Drumming for 90 minutes per week helps adolescents with ASD to overcome hyperactivity and attention deficits. Learning drumming patterns also tunes brain connectivity in areas associated with inhibitory control and self regulation.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 2, 2022·4 min read

Broad Spectrum of Autism Depends on Spectrum of Genetic Factors

Genetic factors influence the severity of symptoms in children on the autism spectrum, and different genetic factors were associated with different symptoms of ASD.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 2, 2022·4 min read

AI Reveals Links Between Individual Differences Within Brain Anatomy and Those Within Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms

Different symptoms of ASD can affect different brain regions and neuroanatomy. AI technology allowed researchers to detect brain differences on an individual level in those with ASD.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·May 29, 2022·3 min read

Changes in Brain’s Visual Areas in Infancy May Precede Autism Diagnosis

Children diagnosed with ASD at 24 months had differences in visual processing areas of the brain which were apparent at six months of age, a new study reports.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·May 29, 2022·5 min read

Autistic Individuals Have Poorer Health and Healthcare

Autistic individuals are more likely to experience chronic physical and mental health problems than their peers without ASD. Additionally, those on the autism spectrum are more likely to report inadequacies in health care services provided to them.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 24, 2022·5 min read

Mechanism Shared by Mutations in Different Genes Associated With Autism, Schizophrenia, and Other Conditions Discovered

Researchers have identified a mechanism shared by mutations in the SHANK3 and ADNP genes. The genes have been associated with the development of ASD and schizophrenia.

This shows a child playing with small toys

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 12, 2022·4 min read

Children With Autism Exhibit Typical Joint Attention During Toy Play With a Parent

Young children on the autism spectrum achieved joined attention similar to that of a neurotypical child when playing with their parents.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 2, 2022·4 min read

Does Autism Begin in the Womb?

Researchers found idiopathic autism occurs as the result of epigenetic abnormalities in hematopoietic cells during fetal development, leading to immune dysregulation in the brain and gut.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 2, 2022·5 min read

Gene Therapy Reverses Effects of Autism-Linked Mutation in Brain Organoids

A brain organoid study reveals how a genetic mutation associated with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a profound form of autism, disrupts neural development. Using gene-editing technology, researchers recovered the function of the TCF4 gene and effectively restored neural structure and function.