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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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New Stanford initiative aims to build digital twin of human brain
The effort, funded by private donors, seeks to train the model on a trove of MRI and magnetoencephalography data that scientists plan to collect over the next five years—but questions about its scientific utility and feasibility remain.
New Stanford initiative aims to build digital twin of human brain
The effort, funded by private donors, seeks to train the model on a trove of MRI and magnetoencephalography data that scientists plan to collect over the next five years—but questions about its scientific utility and feasibility remain.
The genome offers a recipe, not a blueprint, for the brain
During brain development, genes set the rules and turn the knobs; self-organization does much of the rest.
The genome offers a recipe, not a blueprint, for the brain
During brain development, genes set the rules and turn the knobs; self-organization does much of the rest.
Autism research involving monkeys contends with uphill battle
Macaques and marmosets recapitulate the condition’s core traits better than mice can, but funding uncertainty and challenges at primate centers in the United States could make this work difficult to continue.
Autism research involving monkeys contends with uphill battle
Macaques and marmosets recapitulate the condition’s core traits better than mice can, but funding uncertainty and challenges at primate centers in the United States could make this work difficult to continue.