AutismFeaturedGenetics·November 8, 2016·2 min readAutism Gene Slows Down Brain Cell CommunicationAlterations in a gene associated with autism spectrum disorders changes the way in which brain cells grow and communicate, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 1, 2016·4 min readDoes Your Empathy Predict If You Would Stop and Help an Injured Person?Researchers report the more empathetic you are, the more likely you are to play 'good Samaritan' and help an injured person.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 31, 2016·2 min readBrain Regulates Social Behavior Differences in Males and FemalesSerotonin and arginine-vasopressin act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and dominance, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·October 28, 2016·5 min readChildren With Autism May Be Over Diagnosed With ADHDAccording to researchers, children with ASD have more harmful mitochondrial mutations than their family members.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 28, 2016·4 min readAutism Spectrum Disorder Linked to Mutations in Some MitochondriaAccording to researchers, children with ASD have more harmful mitochondrial mutations than their family members.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·October 28, 2016·7 min readFinding the Clues for Better Autism TreatmentsResearchers shed light on what might be going wrong in the regulation of genes that govern the brain’s connectivity.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·October 22, 2016·7 min readGene Links Risk of Psychiatric Disease to Reduced Synapse NumbersAccording to researchers, a mutation in a gene associated with brain development may dispose people to various psychiatric illnesses as it reduces synapse numbers. Lithium may help to restore some of the synapses.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 19, 2016·6 min readSingle Gene Linked to Some Cases of AutismA new study reveals that a single gene may be linked to some cases of ASD.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 18, 2016·4 min readFolinic Acid Could Help Children With Autism Communicate BetterA new study reports prescription doses of folinic acid may help improve language and communication skills in children with ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 13, 2016·5 min readNew Technology Reveals Fetal Brain ActivityResearchers have developed a new approach to imaging the functional activity of fetal brains, allowing a better look at how functional brain networks develop.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 11, 2016·4 min readShakespeare Takes Center Stage Helping Children with Autism Improve Social SkillsPerforming Shakespeare can help some children with Autism to improve social and communication skills, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·October 8, 2016·3 min readPossible Genetic Basis for Autism DiscoveredResearchers have examined the sequence of more than 650 genes associated with autism and discovered characteristics that distinguish them from other brain specific genes.Read More