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Simons Foundation

·September 28, 2023·6 min read

Mapping Early Visual System in Wasps Provides AI and Neural Insights

Neuroscientists have achieved a groundbreaking feat by mapping the early visual system of a parasitic wasp, smaller than a grain of salt. Utilizing advanced imaging technologies, they reconstructed the entire system at the synaptic level, a first for any animal.

This shows the outline of a child and microbes.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 26, 2023·7 min read

Gut Instincts: Microbiome’s Role in Autism Revealed

A new study provides novel insights into the relationship between the human microbiome and autism. Using an innovative computational approach, researchers reanalyzed previous data sets, finding a unique microbial signature in autistic individuals that could help distinguish them from neurotypical individuals.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 18, 2022·6 min read

Differences in Genetic Influences Among People All Along the Autism Spectrum

A series of new studies investigate how genetics affect the development and symptoms of autism.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 26, 2021·4 min read

Rare Inherited Variants in Previously Unsuspected Genes May Confer Significant Risk for Autism

Study identifies a rare class of genetic differences transmitted from non-autistic parents to their children on the autism spectrum.

This shows how the AI discovered the mutations

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 27, 2019·5 min read

New causes of autism found in ‘junk’ DNA

Using artificial intelligence, researchers discover mutations in noncoding regions of the human genome that may result in autism. The noncoding mutations are associated with altered gene regulation in children with ASD. Additionally, the mutations affect gene expression in the brain and genes already linked to autism, such as those responsible for neuron development and migration.

This shows tyrobp expression in cells from the spinal cord in ALS

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·April 7, 2019·5 min read

How ALS progresses on genetic and cellular level revealed by high-res spinal cord study

Changes in gene expression help researchers identify ALS associated pathways and establish the key drivers of motor neuron degeneration in the disease.