New tool captures dynamic changes in decision-making
A new open-source software package makes it possible to model changes in human and animal behavior over the course of an experiment.
A new open-source software package makes it possible to model changes in human and animal behavior over the course of an experiment.
Sensory problems in people with fragile X syndrome may stem from hyperactive neurons, a mouse model study suggests.
People and mice with only one working copy of the autism gene SYNGAP1 may have trouble processing sights and sounds.
Deleting the autism-linked gene CNTNAP2 from mice leads to distinct cellular and electrical changes in the cerebellum, according to two unpublished studies presented virtually today at the 2021 Society for Neuroscience Global Connectome.
Mutations in autism-linked genes lead to a variety of changes in brain activity, sensory perception and sleep-wake cycles in zebrafish.
Mice with mutations in the autism-linked gene SYNGAP1 have trouble sensing touch, which may stem in part from brain-circuit alterations and dulled alertness.
Autism is unusually common among blind people, and children with autism are more likely to have vision problems than their typical peers. Understanding why could lead to better therapies for autism for autism.
The brainstem controls such disparate functions as breathing, sensation and sleep — all of which can be altered in autism.
Hearing difficulties and autism often overlap, exacerbating autism traits and complicating diagnoses.
Like so many other events this year, autism’s biggest annual conference — the International Society for Autism Research meeting — was forced to go virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic.