News tagged with autistic brain

What songbirds can teach us about the brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Sarah Woolley does research on males who mate for life and help out around the home. If you asked where these creatures can be found, she might direct your attention outdoors.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mental introspection increases as brain areas begin to act in sync

Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center can now show, using functional MRI images, why it is that behavior in children and young adolescents veers toward the egocentric rather than the introspective.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

DNA scan for familial autism finds variants that disrupt gene activity in autistic kids

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's largest DNA scan for familial autism has uncovered new genetic changes in autistic children that are often not present in their parents. Identified in less than 1 percent of the population, these ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Questions remain over existence of 'new syndrome' in autistic children

This week, the BMJ questions the existence of a new bowel condition in autistic children dubbed "autistic enterocolitis" by Dr Andrew Wakefield and colleagues in a now infamous and recently retracted paper published by the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dual approach gives a more accurate picture of the autistic brain

A new study, the first of its kind, combines two complementary analytical brain imaging techniques, to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of the neuroanatomy of the autistic brain. The study, published in the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Queen and I: How autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought. The study published today in the journal Brain provid ...

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Autistic teens master social cues, find friends

(AP) -- Thirteen-year-old Andrea Levy ticked off a mental list of rules to follow when her guest arrived: Greet her at the door. Introduce her to the family. Offer a cold drink.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Multiple genes implicated in autism

(PhysOrg.com) -- By pinpointing two genes that cause autism-like symptoms in mice, researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that multiple, interacting genetic risk factors ...

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created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0