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‘Huge influx’ of neuroscientists migrates to Bluesky
Daily neuroscience-related posts on the social-media platform this week have increased more than 400 percent, on average, compared with October.
‘Huge influx’ of neuroscientists migrates to Bluesky
Daily neuroscience-related posts on the social-media platform this week have increased more than 400 percent, on average, compared with October.
Executive function; screen time; Rett syndrome therapy
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 18 November.
Executive function; screen time; Rett syndrome therapy
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 18 November.
BCL11A-related intellectual developmental disorder; intervention dosage; gray-matter volume
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 11 November.
BCL11A-related intellectual developmental disorder; intervention dosage; gray-matter volume
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 11 November.
Sleep; noncoding regions of the genome; changing rates of U.S.-based autism diagnoses
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 4 November.
Sleep; noncoding regions of the genome; changing rates of U.S.-based autism diagnoses
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 4 November.
Cerebellum structure; AMPA receptors; MAGEL2 gene
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 28 October.
Cerebellum structure; AMPA receptors; MAGEL2 gene
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 28 October.
Okur-Chung neurodevelopmental syndrome; excess CSF; autistic girls
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 21 October.
Okur-Chung neurodevelopmental syndrome; excess CSF; autistic girls
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 21 October.
SYNGAP1; executive function; synaptic density
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 14 October.
SYNGAP1; executive function; synaptic density
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 14 October.
The case for redefining ‘theory of mind’: Q&A with François Quesque
In a new commentary, Quesque and 44 experts in neuroscience and psychology propose a standardized lexicon for research on the attribution of mental states.
The case for redefining ‘theory of mind’: Q&A with François Quesque
In a new commentary, Quesque and 44 experts in neuroscience and psychology propose a standardized lexicon for research on the attribution of mental states.
How neuroscience comics add KA-POW! to the field: Q&A with Kanaka Rajan
The artistic approach can help explain complex ideas frame by frame without diluting the science, Rajan says.
How neuroscience comics add KA-POW! to the field: Q&A with Kanaka Rajan
The artistic approach can help explain complex ideas frame by frame without diluting the science, Rajan says.
Aggression; Angelman syndrome; NLGN3
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 7 October.
Aggression; Angelman syndrome; NLGN3
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 7 October.
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Hessameddin Akhlaghpour outlines how RNA may implement universal computation
Could the brain’s computational abilities extend beyond neural networks to molecular mechanisms? Akhlaghpour describes how natural universal computation may have evolved via RNA mechanisms.
Hessameddin Akhlaghpour outlines how RNA may implement universal computation
Could the brain’s computational abilities extend beyond neural networks to molecular mechanisms? Akhlaghpour describes how natural universal computation may have evolved via RNA mechanisms.
Emotional dysregulation; NMDA receptor variation; frank autism
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 25 November.
Emotional dysregulation; NMDA receptor variation; frank autism
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 25 November.
Vasopressin boosts sociability in solitary monkeys
Inhaling the hormone did not increase aggression in unsociable rhesus macaques and appears to help the animals remember faces and reciprocate friendly behaviors.
Vasopressin boosts sociability in solitary monkeys
Inhaling the hormone did not increase aggression in unsociable rhesus macaques and appears to help the animals remember faces and reciprocate friendly behaviors.