AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2017·5 min readDiagnosed Autism Linked to Maternal Grandmother’s Smoking During PregnancyGirls whose maternal grandmothers smoked during pregnancy were 67% more likely to display autistic traits, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 1, 2017·4 min readChildren With Autism Find Understanding Facial Expressions Difficult But Make Similar Mistakes as PeersAccording to researchers, while teens with ASD do have a difficult time recognizing emotion from facial expressions, the types of mistakes they make are similar to those of the same age without ASD.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 14, 2017·1 min readResearchers Predict Chemistry of RomanceA new app from researchers at the University of Bristol may instantly predict attraction between people, before they have even met.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·January 24, 2017·2 min readA Brain Wide Chemical Signal That Enhances MemoryAcetylcholine is released in higher amounts when the brain is engaged in more challenging mental tasks, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2017·4 min readBrain Connections Which Keep Related Memories Distinct From Each Other IdentifiedResearchers report episodic memory function becomes disrupted when neural pathways that allow communication between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex are deactivated.Read More
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