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Protein pair quickly makes memories of new places

June 04, 2018
… Retardation protein” because it is central to the genetic, autism-like condition Fragile X syndrome; and prior studies … supported the research. Read more Research Article autism spectrum disorders , hippocampus , synaptic plasticity … Protein pair quickly makes memories of new places autism spectrum disorders hippocampus synaptic plasticity …

Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises

November 23, 2020
… key cognitive function that appears to become disrupted in autism spectrum disorders, noted Miller and Bastos. Some people with autism struggle to regard familiar stimuli as such, treating … visual cortex gamma working memory Higher Level Cognition Autism Spectrum Disorders Oscillations Visual System …

Immune & Inflamed

March 01, 2023
… a link between maternal infection and the development of autism-like social deficits in offspring. By dedicating her … during pregnancy associated with the development of autism in the child? Over several years the couple’s labs … the cortex to areas affecting social behavior, producing autism-like symptoms. Choi is now looking more deeply at …

With new grant, MIT neuroscientists will give 'invisible' cells a new look

February 08, 2018
… and developmental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism,. “Astrocytes are emerging as a major player because … astrocytes are emerging as very important risk factors for autism and schizophrenia.” The new grant from the National … glia visual cortex synapse development Schizophrenia Autism Spectrum Disorders Alzheimer's Disease Visual System …

Findings weaken notion that size equals strength for neural connections

June 30, 2020
… new treatments for a disorder called Fragile X that causes autism. Two classic forms of plasticity are that synapses … of undergraduate neuroscience classes worldwide Read more Autism advances June 16, 2025 Research Feature Autism advances Rooted in fundamental curiosity about how the …

As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing

July 10, 2018
… judgements are atypical, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders, the authors said. Scott Brincat, a … cognitive control vision Executive Function Schizophrenia Autism Spectrum Disorders Oscillations Learning and Memory …

‘SCOUT’ helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids

December 08, 2020
… his lab is also collaborating with colleagues studying autism-like disorders to learn more about how development may … of Health. Research Article organoids , CLARITY , autism , development , neurodevelopmental disorders , … significant differences among organoids organoids CLARITY autism development neurodevelopmental disorders minibrains …

Bear elected member of National Academy of Medicine

October 17, 2022
… eye. Bear’s lab has also advanced potential therapies for autism spectrum disorders including Fragile X syndrome, in … of undergraduate neuroscience classes worldwide Read more Autism advances June 16, 2025 Research Feature Autism advances Rooted in fundamental curiosity about how the …

Celebrating 20 years of discovery, Picower Institute looks ahead to continuing impact

September 28, 2022

Human Models of Disease

December 16, 2019
… by using iPSCs as part of its studies of Rett syndrome, an autism-like disorder. In a study published in 2017 in … Models of Disease Tissue Processing Alzheimer's Disease Autism Spectrum Disorders Genetic Engineering …

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