Mark Wallace

Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute

Mark Wallace is dean of the graduate school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Spectrum

By Mark Wallace

30 July 2019

5 min read

We need precise measurements of sensory traits related to autism

Separating sensitivity to sensory stimuli from the response to the stimuli may help scientists understand the root cause of sensory traits in autistic people.

Spectrum

We need precise measurements of sensory traits related to autism

By Mark Wallace

30 July 2019 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Mark Wallace

9 August 2016

8 min read

Timing is key to understanding sensory, social issues in autism

Individuals with autism have trouble reading social cues because their brains connect sights and sounds over unusually long periods of time.

Spectrum

Timing is key to understanding sensory, social issues in autism

By Mark Wallace

9 August 2016 | 8 min read

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