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Null and Noteworthy: Brain aging, oxytocin pathways, biomarker back-up

Null and replicated results in this month’s newsletter tackle aging, a purported pathway for oxytocin’s effects on autistic people, and a possible autism biomarker.

By Emily Harris
15 September 2022 | 5 min read

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