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Featured Neurology

·February 4, 2016·4 min read

Seven Things to Know About the Zika Virus

Researchers compile seven important things to know about the Zika virus.

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Featured Genetics

·December 21, 2015·4 min read

Intelligence Network in the Human Brain Discovered

Researchers identify two gene clusters in the brain linked to human intelligence.

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Autism Featured

·July 22, 2015·4 min read

Reclassifying Intellectual Disabilities Accounts for Rise in Autism Diagnoses

A new study reports the rise in autism diagnosis across the US is due, in part, to the reclassification of other intellectual disabilities which often co-occur with autism.

Autism Featured Psychology

·May 20, 2015·5 min read

Presence of Animals Eases Social Anxiety in Children With Autism

Pets could prove to be a helpful addition to treatment programs designed to help children with Autism to improve their social skills, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 18, 2015·3 min read

Youthful Vigor Restored to Adult Brains

Researchers successfully reactivate brain plasticity in adult mice.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 5, 2014·3 min read

Sociable Receptors: In Pairs, Groups or in a Crowd

Researchers discover Eph receptors must form in groups of three or four in order to become active.

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Autism Featured

·November 6, 2013·4 min read

New Study Identifies Signs of Autism in the First Months of Life

Using eye tracking, researchers discover children who later go on to be diagnosed with Autism showed declining attention to other people's eyes from the age of two months.

This illustrative image shows cortical neuron stained with antibody to neurofilament subunit NF-L in green. In red are neuronal stem cells stained with antibody to alpha-internexin.

Autism Featured Neurology

·September 26, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Find How Viral Infection Disrupts Neural Development in Offspring, Increasing Risk of Autism

Immune system activation of the mother during pregnancy can disrupt neurodevelopment in her offspring, a new study shows.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 18, 2013·3 min read

Motor Control Development Continues Longer Than Previously Believed

The development of fine motor skill could take longer than previously thought, according to a new study.

Autism Featured

·September 18, 2013·5 min read

Study Finds Subset of Children Considered to Have Autism May be Misdiagnosed

A new study suggests children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome may be misdiagnosed with autism due to the social impairments associated with their developmental delays.

This is an image of the brain scans taken for this study.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 13, 2013·4 min read

Brain Scans Could Help Diagnose Dyslexia

Neuroimaging study identifies differences in a key language structure before children start to learn to read.

The image shows the researcher reviewing brain scans associated with the research.

Autism Featured

·August 1, 2013·4 min read

Brain Chemistry Changes in Children with Autism Offer Clues to Earlier Detection and Intervention

A new study finds that between ages 3 and 10, children with ASD exhibit distinct brain chemical changes which differ from children with developmental delays and those considered to undergo typical neurodevelopment.