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Inna Fishman and Rowena Ng place electrodes on the scalp of an individual with Williams syndrome. In Brain Sense, I tell the story of thirteen-year-old Charlie Betz (not his real name). Charlie has ...

In recent years, scientists have identified hundreds of different genes associated with autism, a burst of discovery that has prompted a new and perplexing question: how can so many different genes ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen has uncovered, for the first time, how genes linked to autism and intellectual disability may influence early brain development. Their work helps ...

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Scientists are uncovering a surprising connection between autism and ADHD that goes deeper than labels. Instead of diagnoses, it’s the severity of autism-like traits that seems to shape how the brain ...

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Organoids have helped create a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder affect early brain development. This work provides new insights ...

The incoming director of the Lurie Autism Institute sees the future of autism research in genetics, AI, and data science.

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