Paroma Basu
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Autism impedes ability to read body language
A glitch in visual processing may explain why people with autism struggle to gauge emotions from the body language of others, according to a study published in the journal Neuropsychologia. Watch the video
New ‘mirror neurons’ reflect the attention of others
Studying a new type of mirror neuron may help researchers better understand the brain impairments underlying characteristic deficits of autism.
New ‘mirror neurons’ reflect the attention of others
Visual contrast drives face recognition, study finds
The answer to a long-standing mystery in visual neuroscience may also help explain how people with autism perceive faces, according to a study published in March in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Visual contrast drives face recognition, study finds
Experts question study touting hyperbaric therapy for autism
A much-publicized study reporting social and cognitive improvements in children with autism who breathed pure oxygen in a high-pressure chamber has met with skepticism from other autism researchers.
Experts question study touting hyperbaric therapy for autism
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Organoids missing the TSC2 gene form rogue astrocytes; and more
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 28 September.
Organoids missing the TSC2 gene form rogue astrocytes; and more
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 28 September.