AutismElectrophysiologyFeatured·August 21, 2014·5 min readChildren with Autism Have Extra Synapses in BrainAccording to a new study, children with autism have an excess of synapses in the brain, due to a slowdown of the normal pruning process during development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·August 18, 2014·3 min readNew Method Reveals Hidden Genetic LandscapeResearchers have developed a new algorithm which can analyze genomic insertions and deletions involved in some psychiatric disorders.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·August 12, 2014·5 min readOverhaul of Our Understanding of Why Autism Potentially OccursA new study investigates why autism potentially occurs, develops and results in a diversity of symptoms.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 23, 2014·3 min readStudy Links Enzyme to Autistic BehaviorsA new study links enzyme MMP-9 to autistic behaviors associated with Fragile X.Read More
AutismFeatured·June 30, 2014·2 min readFirst Pediatric Autism Study Conducted Entirely OnlineUCSF has completed the first internet based clinical trial for children with autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 18, 2014·4 min readResearchers Link Placental Marker of Prenatal Stress to Brain Mitochondrial DysfunctionResearchers discover OGT, an enzyme in the placenta, translates maternal stress into a reprogramming signal for the brain before birth.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·June 7, 2014·3 min readNew Evidence Links Air Pollution to Autism and SchizophreniaResearchers describe how early life exposure to air pollution produces significant brain changes, including enlargement of the part of the brain seen in humans with autism and schizophrenia.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2014·5 min readChildren with Autism Have Elevated Levels of Steroid Hormones in the WombAccording to a new study, children who late develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones while in the womb.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2014·8 min readStudy Shows Environmental Influences May Cause Autism in Some CasesNew research could help explain how some cases of ASD can result from environmental influences rather than genetic mutations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 28, 2014·3 min readTiming Is EverythingResearchers show how the brain re-wires and fine tunes its connections differently, depending on the relative timing of sensory information.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·April 29, 2014·4 min readAn Autism ConnectionA new study links agenesis of the corpus callosum with high incidences of autism.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·April 29, 2014·4 min readResearch Sees Overlap in Altered Genes Found in Schizophrenia, Autism and Intellectual DisabilityMalfunctions in some of the same genes contribute to the pathology or some cases of schizophrenia, autism and intellectual disability.Read More
