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·August 5, 2021·3 min read

Why People With Autism Read Facial Expressions Differently

Artificial neural networks help researchers uncover new clues as to why people on the autism spectrum have trouble interpreting facial expressions.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 20, 2021·4 min read

Prenatal BPA Exposure May Contribute to the Male Bias of ASD

Exposure to BPA during the gestational period leads to decreased neural viability and neural density in the hippocampus of male offspring. Additionally, exposure led to the dysregulation of ASD-related genes in the hippocampus. Findings suggest BPA may serve as an environmental factor that contributes to the prevalence of male-bias in autism.

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·December 16, 2020·3 min read

New Insights Into Fragile X Syndrome and the Fetal Brain

Researchers have identified a potential molecular mechanism that causes Fragile X syndrome in the developing fetal brain.

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·December 27, 2019·2 min read

Evolutionary changes in brain potentially make us more prone to anxiety

Evolutionary changes in neurotransmitter uptake of VMAT1 may be responsible for higher levels of anxiety.

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·September 7, 2018·3 min read

The Evolution of Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Traits

Researchers have identified a gene that has evolved through natural selection and is implicated in psychiatric disorders and personality traits. The study suggests natural selection has helped shaped our psychiatric traits and helped to maintain human diversity.

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·July 20, 2018·4 min read

Ultrasound Could Help Improve Dementia Symptoms

Researchers report applying ultrasound to the whole brain improves cognitive dysfunction in mouse models of dementia. A clinical trial is currently underway to test the effectiveness in humans with the neurodegenerative disease.

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·May 10, 2018·2 min read

Eyes in the Back of the Head

Researchers utilize a visual search experiment to demonstrate the human visual system has the ability to perceive objects beyond the limits of our visual field.

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·September 5, 2017·3 min read

Contagious Yawning More Closely Associated With Perceptual Sensitivity Than Empathy

Perceptual ability is more closely related to contagious yawning than empathy, researchers find.

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·December 9, 2016·3 min read

Link Between Paternal Aging, Autism and ADHD

A new study examines the role paternal aging may play in the development of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring with an inherited genetic mutation of Pax6.

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·November 14, 2016·2 min read

How Visual Attention Selects Important Information

A new study reveals multiple functions of visual attention.

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·November 9, 2016·3 min read

Is Alzheimer’s Disease a Diabetic Disorder of the Brain?

Researchers have discovered a possible new treatment for Alzheimer's disease after noticing the way in which insulin signaling works in the brains and pancreas of diabetic patients.