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Mark Wallace

Dean, Vanderbilt University Graduate School

Mark Wallace is dean of the graduate school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

July 2019
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We need precise measurements of sensory traits related to autism

by  /  30 July 2019

Separating sensitivity to sensory stimuli from the response to the stimuli may help scientists understand the root cause of sensory traits in autistic people.

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August 2016

Timing is key to understanding sensory, social issues in autism

by  /  9 August 2016

Individuals with autism have trouble reading social cues because their brains connect sights and sounds over unusually long periods of time.

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