AI scours brain data to spot mental illness patterns

An AI program that scours through brain imaging data may make it possible to spot conditions like Alzheimer's in time to treat and perhaps prevent them.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
July 25, 2022 ~5 min

Distractions may complicate body language for kids with autism

Researchers examined the brain waves of children with and without autism to see how they process movement and body language.

Kelsie Smith-Hayduk - U. Rochester • futurity
July 20, 2022 ~4 min


Artificial neural networks model face processing in autism

A new computational model could explain differences in recognizing facial emotions.

Matthew Hutson | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
June 16, 2022 ~7 min

Stem cells make too many or too few brain cells in people with autism

Stem cells that produce too few, or too many, brain cells may be a factor in the development of autism spectrum disorder, a new study shows.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
June 8, 2022 ~4 min

Autistic individuals have poorer health and healthcare

Autistic individuals are more likely to have chronic mental and physical health conditions, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. Autistic

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 27, 2022 ~5 min

New research center focused on brain-body relationship established at MIT

K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center to investigate the brain’s complex relationship with other body systems.

Julie Pryor | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
May 25, 2022 ~6 min

A tour of the growing brain, complete with upside-down vision

W.A. Harris talks about his new book, “Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built,” which illustrates how one cell develops into the complex operational centers that not only make us human, but also individuals.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
May 11, 2022 ~6 min

Anxiety and tummy trouble affect each other for kids with autism

New research finds a "bi-directional" relationship between gastrointestinal issues in kids with autism and anxiety and social withdrawal.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
April 26, 2022 ~6 min


Zebrafish ‘social gene’ may reveal autism clues

The way a gene mutation snuffs out a common social behavior of zebrafish may offer insights into autism in people, researchers report.

U. Oregon • futurity
April 14, 2022 ~5 min

Algorithm uses brain ‘fingerprints’ to detect autism

Early, definitive detection of autism icould lead to timelier interventions and better outcomes. Brain "fingerprints" get researchers a step closer.

Stanford • futurity
April 5, 2022 ~9 min

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