Personal interests can influence how children’s brains respond to language

McGovern Institute neuroscientists use children’s interests to probe language in the brain.

Rubina Veerakone | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Jan. 7, 2025 ~6 min

Sex differences in brain structure present at birth

Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 7, 2025 ~5 min


New autism research projects represent a broad range of approaches to achieving a shared goal

At a symposium of the Simons Center for the Social Brain, six speakers described a diversity of recently launched studies aimed at improving understanding of the autistic brain.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 18, 2024 ~8 min

Brain difference tied to autism found in living people for 1st time

"As simple as our findings sound, this is something that has eluded our field for the past 80 years."

Yale • futurity
Oct. 23, 2024 ~9 min

Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear

Imbalances in different species of bacteria in a baby’s gut may provide insights into their neurodevelopment.

Johnny Ludvigsson, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2024 ~12 min

Gus Walz’s unbridled emotion on the DNC stage opens the door to more understanding of neurodiversity

The best way to learn about neurodivergence is by listening to neurodivergent people themselves.

Sneha Kohli Mathur, Faculty Member of Psychology, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 ~9 min

Simon Baron-Cohen wins MRC Millennium Medal for transformative research into autism and neurodiversity

The UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK will today present the MRC Millennium Medal 2023 to Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, in recognition of his

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 20, 2024 ~5 min

ChatGPT may give bad workplace advice to people with autism

Some people with autism prefer workplace advice that comes from ChatGPT more than a person. But how good is the advice? New research digs in.

Byron Spice-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
June 10, 2024 ~8 min


Do we have more empathy for people who are similar to us? New research suggests it’s not that simple

People who spend time with those who are different often get better at empathy.

Punit Shah, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Bath • conversation
June 3, 2024 ~8 min

Understanding why autism symptoms sometimes improve amid fever

With support from The Marcus Foundation, an MIT neuroscientist and a Harvard Medical School immunologist will study the “fever effect” in an effort to devise therapies that mimic its beneficial effects.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
May 23, 2024 ~7 min

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