One brain, two minds
The two sides of our brains experience the world differently, and a neural interpreter mends together any disparities to giveContinue Reading
Author: michelesolis
Middle Eastern families yield new genetic clues to autism
A unique population of families in the Middle East has revealed new genetic culprits in autism that may interfere withContinue Reading
Face processing network weaker in autism, scientists say
While viewing faces, people with autism display atypical patterns of brain activity. This may explain their difficulties in social cognition.Continue Reading
Health insurance coverage vs. science
A device that helps those with autism and other disorders to communicate reveals how scientists don’t always agree with theContinue Reading
Autism Speaks announces more than $3.8 million in new treatment grants
Thirteen innovative grant proposals will boost research into effective treatments for autism, including the use of complementary and alternative medicineContinue Reading
Rare, spontaneous mutations rife in schizophrenia cases
Mutations that occur spontaneously in a person—rather than being inherited—could account for at least 10 percent of cases in schizophrenia,Continue Reading
Could autism’s core features have independent origins?
The disparate features of autism—social problems, communication difficulties and repetitive behaviors—may have separate causes, argue some scientists. Is it timeContinue Reading
Brain banks help build detailed maps of autism
Brain donations are essential for understanding how the brain functions differently in autism. But this post-mortem tissue is a preciousContinue Reading
Tongue ties: a language bridge across the Bering Strait
The bones, arrowheads, and DNA all agree: Our North American continent was first peopled by immigrants from north Asia overContinue Reading
From butts to beakers: Washington’s tobacco settlement money gets to work
The tobacco settlement bonus received by the state of Washington in 1998 is now being doled out to a fewContinue Reading
The preventive edge of autism research
Despite the absence of a clear cause, University of Washington researchers are beginning an autism prevention study. It’s an innovative,Continue Reading
Atlas didn’t shrug: mapping the human brain
Emboldened by the success of its mouse brain map, Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science announced this week it isContinue Reading
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