Genomic Analysis Reveals Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases
The most comprehensive genomic analysis of the human brain ever undertaken has revealed new insights into the changes it undergoes through development, how it varies…
The most comprehensive genomic analysis of the human brain ever undertaken has revealed new insights into the changes it undergoes through development, how it varies…
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has discovered that specific genes are linked to individual differences in brain anatomy in autistic children….
Two new studies from MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School reveal that mothers who experience an infection severe enough to require hospitalization during…
New research from Yale University reveals that a common sedative may help combat common viral infections that can cause birth defects in developing babies. The…
New research from Harvard Medical School suggests that mutations in genetic regulatory elements may be important in both autism spectrum disorder and human evolution. Small…
In a newly published study, neuroscientists from MIT reveal a gene that plays a critical role in controlling the switch between alternative behavioral states –…
A newly published study from MIT shows that habit formation in primates is driven by neurons that represent the cost of a habit, as well…
Using stem cells generated from skin biopsies of four patients with ASD, researchers from Yale University grew the stem cells into three-dimensional simulated miniature human…
A newly published study involving 95,000 children reveals that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine was not associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders, regardless of…
A newly published study from Yale University reveals an important connection between key autism risk genes in the human brain, a major step toward understanding…
A new study from Duke University provides a close-up of synapse refinement and identifies that the protein hevin is crucial in this process. Durham, North…
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed brain-reading techniques that use neural representations of social thoughts to predict autism diagnoses with 97 percent accuracy, establishing…
A new study from Yale University found that younger siblings of children with ASD showed symptoms as early as 18 months old, reinforcing the need…
A new study from Yale University shows that bigger babies do have an increased risk of autism, while smaller babies are more likely to develop…
Scientists from Harvard University and the Max-Planck Institute unravel a neural circuit that could play an important role in autism. The insular cortex is an…
A new study from Yale University is the first study to evaluate the impact of oxytocin on brain function in children with autism spectrum disorders,…
In a newly published study, researchers from UC Davis identify a biomarker for autism in a subset of children, finding that the mothers of children…
Using a mouse model, UCLA researchers reveal a link between the abnormal structure of synapses in Fragile X syndrome and the behavioral abnormalities at the…