Brains of men with autism have some ‘female’ patterns
The brains of men with autism may have a mosaic of features from both genders.
The brains of men with autism may have a mosaic of features from both genders.
A large dataset that catalogs the features of many brain conditions could transform the quest for biomarkers of autism.
The activity of the brain’s face detector, the fusiform gyrus, in response to faces is greater in adolescents with autism than it is in younger children with the condition.
Differences in sleep and circadian rhythm may distort the results of autism studies.
A new ultrasound device provides high-resolution movies of blood flow through the brains of infants.
Children with autism who take certain medications have different patterns of brain connectivity than do unmedicated children with the condition.
Researchers are pushing the limits of brain imaging, looking at fetal brains for the earliest signs of autism.
Small differences in brain imaging methods can have large effects on results.
Patterns of brain activity in 6-month-old babies accurately predict which children will be diagnosed with autism at age 2.
A rare condition marked by a sudden and profound loss of skills is biologically distinct from other forms of autism.