News & Opinion
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14 November 2010Comments ( 0 )Siblings of children with autism who show no signs of the disorder may be compensating with increased activity in two brain regions that detect social cues, according to results presented yesterday at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego.
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14 November 2010Comments ( 0 )A combination approach may hold promise for treating repetitive motor behaviors, such as those seen in people with autism, according to research presented yesterday at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego.
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14 November 2010Comments ( 0 )A Pittsburgh group has created a comprehensive database of brain scans and other medical and demographic data from nearly 800 individuals whose brains have been injured by strokes. The researchers showcased the collection, called the Western Pennsylvania Patient Registry, at a poster session yesterday at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego.
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12 November 2010Comments ( 0 )The Society for Neuroscience annual meeting is the premier event for any scientist interested in the brain. And that's no less true for those interested in autism research.
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11 November 2010Comments ( 0 )A new mouse model for Rett syndrome shows that disrupting a single brain messenger can produce nearly all of the characteristic features of the syndrome, researchers report today in Nature.
