Marcus A. Banks
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Coronavirus threatens autistic people living in group homes
Living in close quarters, with rotating staff and sometimes inadequate protective equipment, group-home residents are especially vulnerable to COVID-19.
Coronavirus threatens autistic people living in group homes
Social brain may differ between men and women
Brain imaging data reveal sex differences in regions linked to social contact.
Common pregnancy complication linked to increased autism odds
High blood pressure during pregnancy may raise a woman's chances of having an autistic child.
Common pregnancy complication linked to increased autism odds
Cognitive tests may help characterize intellectual disability
Standardized tests can reliably assess memory, language ability, executive function and other traits in people with intellectual disability linked to autism.
Cognitive tests may help characterize intellectual disability
New atlas maps gene expression throughout the brain
A comprehensive atlas of gene expression by brain region could spur new research on autism.
New atlas maps gene expression throughout the brain
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Mind over metrics: How can we tell if two brains (or AI models) are alike?
The ability to record from large populations of neurons has triggered the development of myriad methods for comparing them. But we’re still grappling with how to convert measures of likeness into a better mechanistic understanding.
Mind over metrics: How can we tell if two brains (or AI models) are alike?
The ability to record from large populations of neurons has triggered the development of myriad methods for comparing them. But we’re still grappling with how to convert measures of likeness into a better mechanistic understanding.
This paper changed my life: A technical breakthrough for memory studies
In a 2007 Science paper, Mark Mayford and his colleagues found that some neurons activated during learning are also recruited during memory retrieval. Noelia Weisstaub shares how this study and others drove an era of great progress in tool development.
This paper changed my life: A technical breakthrough for memory studies
In a 2007 Science paper, Mark Mayford and his colleagues found that some neurons activated during learning are also recruited during memory retrieval. Noelia Weisstaub shares how this study and others drove an era of great progress in tool development.
Early experience reshapes zebrafish retinal cells, alters behavior
The cells undergo a classic form of plasticity previously thought to occur only in downstream visual circuits.
Early experience reshapes zebrafish retinal cells, alters behavior
The cells undergo a classic form of plasticity previously thought to occur only in downstream visual circuits.