Progress in autism research at IMFAR 2009
From demonstrations of innovative technologies to a special sleep symposium to a keynote address about crucial neural pathways that mayContinue Reading
Tag: neuroscience
Mending connections in schizophrenia
Like the chain of gadgetry—receivers, wires, switches—that lets us talk by telephone, many of the genes implicated in schizophrenia haveContinue Reading
Fragile X gene involved in sleep span
The genetic culprit in fragile X syndrome—a form of mental retardation frequently accompanied by autism—can alter how much fruit fliesContinue Reading
Nighttime noise: Stealth memory sapper?
Falling asleep in front of the TV may give you more than a sore neck. According to a recent reportContinue Reading
The anxiety switch
Whether you are a French chef vying for a three star rating, or a mere mortal trying to make itContinue Reading
Raphael Bernier: Decoding the mysteries of the autistic brain
Raphael Bernier likes to mix it up. Peace Corps volunteer, marathoner, clinical psychologist, and now father, Bernier has collected aContinue Reading
Why sex sells and diets fail
Why do we say we’ll do one thing, but actually do something else? We humans are supposed to be rationalContinue Reading
Imitative play improves symptoms of autism
The odd behaviors of a child with autism hardly seem to be grist for therapy. But when therapists mimic theseContinue Reading
A brain cell in your ear
A recent study suggests that some cells in our brains may be coaxed to stand in for the ones insideContinue Reading
Does your brain make you fat?
Using chocolate milkshakes and a brain scanner, scientists recently reported in Science that obese people may enjoy food less than leanContinue Reading
Bypassing the spinal cord to overcome paralysis
Rerouting the brain’s instructions around the spinal cord and directly into muscle allowed monkeys to move their ‘paralyzed’ wrists, reportsContinue Reading
Foreign Accent Syndrome for beginners
Studying what comes out of the mouth can tell us a lot about what is going on in the brain,Continue Reading
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