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·June 7, 2014·3 min read

New Evidence Links Air Pollution to Autism and Schizophrenia

Researchers 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.

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·June 3, 2014·5 min read

Children with Autism Have Elevated Levels of Steroid Hormones in the Womb

According to a new study, children who late develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones while in the womb.

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·May 29, 2014·8 min read

Study Shows Environmental Influences May Cause Autism in Some Cases

New research could help explain how some cases of ASD can result from environmental influences rather than genetic mutations.

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·May 28, 2014·4 min read

Uncovering Clues to the Genetic Cause of Schizophrenia

Researchers suggest the overall number and nature of genetics mutations, rather than any single mutation, influences an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia.

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·May 28, 2014·3 min read

Timing Is Everything

Researchers show how the brain re-wires and fine tunes its connections differently, depending on the relative timing of sensory information.

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·May 27, 2014·4 min read

Learning Early in Life May Help Keep Brain Cells Alive

A new study reports neurons survive better when mastering a task early in life.

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·May 26, 2014·3 min read

Did Standing Up Change Our Brains?

Researchers evaluate whether becoming bipedal changed human neuronal function.

This shows MRI images from a neurotypical control (left) and an adult with complete agenesis of the corpus callosum (right).

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·April 29, 2014·4 min read

An Autism Connection

A new study links agenesis of the corpus callosum with high incidences of autism.

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·April 25, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Find Connection Between Gene Mutation and Key Symptoms of Autism

A new study suggests mutations in a specific gene which is disrupted in some individuals with autism results in too much growth throughout the brain.

This image is an fMRI brain scan of a patient with the CLP1 mutation.

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·April 24, 2014·3 min read

A Single Mutation Causes Rare Brain Disorder

Researchers trace a rare, previously unknown neurodegenerative disorder to a single genetic mutation in one individual born during the time of the Ottoman Empire.