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… faculty member who directs MIT’s Simons Center for the Social Brain , a major hub for Boston-area autism research. … Sur said. What unifies the spectrum are difficulties with social behavior, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviors. The …

… to growing evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during illness. neuroimmunology Neuroimmune interactions amygdala cerebral cortex autism social behavior New research on a cytokine called IL-17 adds … effects in worms, IL-17 promotes aggregation, a form of social behavior. Additionally, in mammals, IL-17E is actually …

… Research Initiative through the Simons Center for the Social Brain, MIT, the National Research Foundation of Korea … a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the Freedom Together Foundation …

… Recent Events At a symposium of the Simons Center for the Social Brain, six speakers described a diversity of recently … function At a symposium of the Simons Center for the Social Brain, six speakers described a diversity of recently … in the inner workings of the brain produce differences in behavior and cognition, but also the kind of understanding …

… if the deviations sometimes lead to unnecessary error. The behavior of “exploring” when one could just be “exploiting,” … disorders. Because marmosets are small, are inherently social, and are more cognitively advanced than mice, work has … supported the research through the Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT. 46 16 3 14 Small Image in Place of Hero …

… and the body has important impacts on mental health and behavior neuroimmunology Neuroimmune interactions … maternal infection and the development of autism-like social deficits in offspring. By dedicating her lab to the … interact to influence brain function, disorders and social behavior, Choi has joined the vanguard of a relatively …

… recognizing their achievements and resolving to change social structures in which they face marginalization. Above: … by female trainees, have not only revealed this insidious behavior (and linked aberrant myelination to many other … the second day’s workshops turned the spotlight on the social and systemic hindrances that continue to make such …

… from mating with others that appear to be sick amygdala behavior social behavior … same species that would modulate these innate, automatic social behaviors,” she says. Previous studies have shown that …

… the immune system influences neurological development and social behavior. Photo by M. Scott Brauer. Choi hopes that this line … studying circuits that control animals’ hardwired social behaviors. As a postdoc at Columbia University, she …