Features Editor
Spectrum
Ingrid Wickelgren edits Deep Dives, Spectrum’s long-form stories on important topics in autism research.
Before joining the foundation in 2015, Ingrid was senior editor at Scientific American Mind and wrote the Streams of Consciousness blog for ScientificAmerican.com. She has also authored three popular science books and has written for Science, Discover, Health and The New York Times.
Ingrid has a B.S. in biological sciences from Stanford University.
An electrical brain implant all but erased the obsessions that had consumed Becky Audette, years after her autism diagnosis. Could similar implants help other people with severe autism?
Scientists dish about the biggest challenges they face as they tackle tough questions about autism.
A European initiative that aims to provide a framework for clinical trials in autism has developed tools to track treatment responses.
An analysis of blood samples from nearly 17,000 individuals with autism points to new regions of the genome likely to be involved in the disorder.
The termination is one of more than 1,000 employee cuts at the U.S. agency this week.
The termination is one of more than 1,000 employee cuts at the U.S. agency this week.
The 1970s papers from Goldberg and Wurtz made ambitious mechanistic studies of higher brain functions seem feasible.
The 1970s papers from Goldberg and Wurtz made ambitious mechanistic studies of higher brain functions seem feasible.
Scientific data and independence are at risk. We need to work with community-driven services and university libraries to create new multi-country organizations that are resilient to political interference.
Scientific data and independence are at risk. We need to work with community-driven services and university libraries to create new multi-country organizations that are resilient to political interference.