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October 2015

For best research results, keep neurons in close touch

by  /  20 October 2015

Disrupting cell-to-cell contact among developing neurons, even briefly, may alter their fates for good.

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Neurons move early, mature late in developing monkey brain

by  /  19 October 2015

Researchers have mapped the migration patterns of neurons in the developing monkey brain and pinpointed when they establish their identities.

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For studying social cognition, two heads better than one

by  /  18 October 2015

A brain scanner that simultaneously measures brain activity in two people holds promise for capturing social interactions and nonverbal communication.

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September 2015

Brain areas tied to repetitive behaviors may vary by sex

by  /  28 September 2015

Girls with autism may show fewer repetitive behaviors than boys because of structural differences in brain regions that control movement.

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Magnetic promise: Can brain stimulation treat autism?

by  /  23 September 2015

There are hints that transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses electricity to change how brain cells function, might improve the symptoms of autism. But hopes are running way ahead of the facts.

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Tool tracks brainwaves, blood flow in moving rats

by  /  2 September 2015

A head-mounted device tracks both blood flow and electrical activity in the brains of moving rats.

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August 2015

Pooling autism brain imaging data can distort results

by  /  31 August 2015

Combining data from different brain scanners can lead to false findings if variation between the machines is not taken into account, according to a new study.

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Mathematical model of autism bridges brain, behavior

by  /  13 August 2015

A mathematical model of the brain’s circuits shows how neurons stuck in overdrive could produce symptoms of autism. The model may reveal how autism-linked behaviors arise from underlying biology.

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July 2015

Landscape of brain ridges may vary with gender in autism

by  /  31 July 2015

A region of the brain involved in interpreting social cues is unusually smooth in boys and men with autism, but normal in girls and women with the disorder.

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Lab-spun spheres reveal common biology in boys with autism

by  /  16 July 2015

Balls of neurons derived from skin cells of four boys with autism show shared alterations in biology and gene expression, researchers reported today in Cell. The findings finger FOXG1, a gene involved in brain development, as a player in autism.

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