Beyond the bench: Finding balance with Gavin Rumbaugh
Rumbaugh, who studies how the autism-linked gene SYNGAP1 shapes brain development, describes how he has embraced coastal living and which aspects of his career he wouldn’t do over.
From funding decisions to scientific fraud, a wide range of societal factors shape autism research.
Rumbaugh, who studies how the autism-linked gene SYNGAP1 shapes brain development, describes how he has embraced coastal living and which aspects of his career he wouldn’t do over.
A massive update to the MSSNG dataset gives qualified researchers ready access to explore autism’s genetic architecture on a cloud-based platform.
This week, Twitter provided a discussion about autism biomarkers, a survey revealing language preferences, and a peek inside the octopus brain.
Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 5 December.
Early-career researchers talk about the challenges around taking time off, and a new study shows that young scientists tend to be more innovative than their older colleagues.
High rates of autism are linked to lower socioeconomic status and minority ethnic groups, according to the largest-ever autism incidence study.
Three threads on autism-related research snared the attention of neuroscientists on Twitter this week.
Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 28 November.
The model enables the study of autism-linked genes at the earliest stages of neural development.
A young researcher faces down the skeptics.