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

Mobile with objects like earbuds, ears, eyes and black and white striped disk hanging

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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Spectrum

By Jill Adams

10 November 2026

2 min read

Scans of brains using the OPM-MEG method.

Language development during the first 1,000 days; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 9 November.

Spectrum

Language development during the first 1,000 days; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 9 November.

By Jill Adams

10 November 2026 | 2 min read

Reviews

By Daniel Graham

10 November 2026

6 min read

Illustration of brain with many connecting lines.

What ‘Brain Flows’ gets right

Michael W. Cole’s new book makes a convincing case that the dynamic movement of signals underpins just about everything the brain does, though it misses mention of relevant theoretical and single-cell work.

Reviews