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You searched for: autism spectrum disord

Neuroscientists look to the body to better understand the brain

July 01, 2019
… individuals suffer from mental health concerns such as autism and depression. “There appear to be specific types of … and underrepresented in humans that suffer from these disorders,” Flavell said. “These types of data make the case … mouse’s immune system activation and the development of autism-like behavioral abnormalities in offspring. The next …

Mark Bear wins SfN’s Julius Axelrod Prize

October 30, 2023
… research, its translation to potential amblyopia and autism treatments, and his career of mentorship Recognizing … finding that LTD is impacted in several developmental disorders led to the insight that excess protein synthesis … intellectual disability and a leading monogenic cause of autism. This work ushered in a sea change in how this and …

Picower scientists shine in Chicago at 'SfN'

October 28, 2019
… among them who presented research on topics as varied as autism, anxiety and anesthesia, they each had a moment, large … as familiar – could prove to be a biomarker for autism spectrum disorders. Peter Finnie spoke about work to test a potential …

As novel sights become familiar, different brain rhythms, neurons take over

June 08, 2021
… is novel or not.” People with schizophrenia and some autism spectrum disorders appear to struggle with this capability, Bear …

The how and why of the brain’s division across hemispheres

May 12, 2025
… schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorders, the authors note. Brincat and Miller’s review …

Alumnus gives MIT $4.5 million to establish the Broderick Fund for Phytocannabinoid Research

April 30, 2019
… whether cannabis can have therapeutic value for autism spectrum disorders, and Heiman plans to look at whether cannabis can …

Symposium speaks to the many powers of brain rhythms

April 09, 2018

Symposium highlights numerous leads to combat neurodegeneration

September 24, 2020
… who spoke is tackling a different aspect of the broad spectrum of scientific questions that surround … presented evidence that in both Alzheimer’s and even some autism spectrum disorders, tau can still enable dysfunction in disease …

Like radar, a brain wave sweeps a cortical region to read out information held in working memory

October 20, 2025
… also measured brain wave power across a broad frequency spectrum and individual neural electrical “spikes” in a … strengthen the power of waves at different frequencies. In disorders where theta power is too low, the study suggests … do, a new MIT study shows. Read more Research Article Autism advances June 16, 2025 Research Feature Autism …

Study decodes surprising approach mice take in learning

September 14, 2023
… reversal learning tasks. Sur added that some people with autism spectrum disorders also persist with newly unrewarded behaviors longer …

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