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Studies highlight need to adapt autism tests for African cultures
Some of the items on a common diagnostic test for autism do not translate well to African cultures.
Studies highlight need to adapt autism tests for African cultures
Some of the items on a common diagnostic test for autism do not translate well to African cultures.
South African children with autism may lack access to schools
Only about 0.1 percent of children in the Western Cape province of South Africa have autism, according to a review of school records.
South African children with autism may lack access to schools
Only about 0.1 percent of children in the Western Cape province of South Africa have autism, according to a review of school records.
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Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs.
Not playing around: Why neuroscience needs toy models
Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs.
Psychedelics research in rodents has a behavior problem
Simple behavioral assays—originally validated as drug-screening tools—fall short in studies that aim to unpack the psychedelic mechanism of action, so some behavioral neuroscientists are developing more nuanced tasks.
Psychedelics research in rodents has a behavior problem
Simple behavioral assays—originally validated as drug-screening tools—fall short in studies that aim to unpack the psychedelic mechanism of action, so some behavioral neuroscientists are developing more nuanced tasks.
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New organoid atlas unveils four neurodevelopmental signatures
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