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·April 10, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Search for Earliest Roots of Psychiatric Disorders

A new study reports newborns, whose mothers were exposed to a variety of environmental stressors while pregnant, could be susceptible to psychiatric disorders later in life.

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·April 8, 2014·4 min read

Lipid Levels During Prenatal Brain Development Impact Autism

Abnormal lipid levels in the brain can affect the interaction between neural networks in early prenatal brain development. Researchers believe this could be a trigger for autism.

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·April 2, 2014·6 min read

A Critical Window into the Developing Human Brain

New research details where genes are turned on in the brain during pregnancy. The study provides new insight into diseases such as autism and the origins of human uniqueness.

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·March 26, 2014·4 min read

Patches of Cortical Layers Disrupted During Early Brain Development in Autism

A new study gives direct and clear new evidence that autism begins during pregnancy.

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·March 26, 2014·3 min read

New Clue to Autism Found Inside Brain Cells

Problems with memory formation, social interactions and higher level thinking in people with autism may be partially attributed to the activity of receptors in the brain, a new study suggests.

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·March 14, 2014·3 min read

Contagious Yawning May Not Be Linked to Empathy

A new study reports contagious yawning may decrease with age and is not strongly related to tiredness or empathy.

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·February 27, 2014·5 min read

Scientists Uncover Trigger for Most Common Form of Intellectual Disability and Autism

Fragile X syndrome occurs due to a mechanism which turns off the gene associated with the disorder, a new study reports.

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·February 26, 2014·5 min read

Study Ties Father’s Age at Childbearing to Higher Rates of Psychiatric, Academic Problems in Kids

A new study reports a father's advancing age at childbearing can lead to higher rates of psychological and academic problems for the offspring.

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·February 26, 2014·3 min read

New Autism Definition May Decrease Diagnosis by One Third

A new study reports a statistically significant decrease in patients being diagnosed with ASD by clinicians using the new DSM-5.

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·February 24, 2014·3 min read

New Study Settles How Social Understanding is Performed by the Brain

New research settles how the brain makes sense of actions it witnesses others performing in daily life.

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·February 23, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social Memory

CA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.

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·February 18, 2014·4 min read

Environmentally Sensitive Cells with a Hulk Like Rage

Exposure to air pollution in urban areas could trigger a toxic response in neurons and impact pathways associated with neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.