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Crowdsourcing to curb aggression in autism: Q&A with Matthew Goodwin
Action potentials
A new look at walking in early childhood: Q&A with Rujuta Wilson
Common sensory response scores may miss important variations
Spectrum books
Chronicle of a Field Retold: Autism Science in Profile
Autism by the Numbers: Explaining its Apparent Rise
X chromosome inactivation; motor difficulties in 16p11.2 duplication and deletion; oligodendroglia
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 6 May.
X chromosome inactivation; motor difficulties in 16p11.2 duplication and deletion; oligodendroglia
Brain Gene Registry; neurite density; income disparities in autism diagnoses
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 29 April.
Brain Gene Registry; neurite density; income disparities in autism diagnoses
RNA drug corrects calcium signaling in chimeric model of Timothy syndrome
The drug, tested in rats that have human neurons, could enter clinical testing as early as next year, researchers say.
RNA drug corrects calcium signaling in chimeric model of Timothy syndrome
Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
Only 7 percent of completed registered trials were later updated with results, one of several failings identified in a new analysis.
Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
TRIO gene; left-handedness; gender diversity
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 15 April.
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Should we use the computational or the network approach to analyze functional brain-imaging data—why not both?
Emerging methods make it possible to combine the two tactics from opposite ends of the analytic spectrum, enabling scientists to have their cake and eat it too.
Should we use the computational or the network approach to analyze functional brain-imaging data—why not both?
Emerging methods make it possible to combine the two tactics from opposite ends of the analytic spectrum, enabling scientists to have their cake and eat it too.
Visual perception improves in the blink of an eye
Blinking—long considered a problem the brain must overcome to produce seamless vision—may actually be more of a feature than a bug, new research suggests.
Visual perception improves in the blink of an eye
Blinking—long considered a problem the brain must overcome to produce seamless vision—may actually be more of a feature than a bug, new research suggests.
The Transmitter Launch: Industry internships, ‘Next Generation Leaders,’ and more
Working at a biotechnology or artificial-intelligence company is no longer an “alternative career” for researchers with a doctorate in neuroscience—plus jobs, training and funding updates for May.
The Transmitter Launch: Industry internships, ‘Next Generation Leaders,’ and more
Working at a biotechnology or artificial-intelligence company is no longer an “alternative career” for researchers with a doctorate in neuroscience—plus jobs, training and funding updates for May.