Recent research has identified specific patterns of brain activity that distinguish young children with autism from their ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a growing global concern, affecting approximately 2.8% of children in the United States and 0.7% in China. ASD is characterized by challenges in social interaction, ...

The gut brain axis is an important relationship very few people discuss or even understand. It is composed of a two-way communication system between your gut (digestive system) and your brain which ...

ADHD and autism often co-occur, with statistics estimating that 50–70% of individuals with ASD also present symptoms of ADHD. While several past neuroscience studies investigated these two distinct ...

A new study offers insights into how the gene neuropilin2 contributes to the development of behavioral changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. The gene neuropilin2 encodes a ...

Boston, Massachusetts, 12 November 2024 – The complex interplay between nitric oxide and brain disorders takes center stage in the latest Genomic Press Interview, published November 12, 2024, in Brain ...

For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with ...

"Autism is not a processing error. It's a different operating system." –Sarah Hendrickx According to the National Institute of Mental Health, autism is a ...

When people hear the word autism, it’s often associated with a specific set of traits. But in reality, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is just that—a spectrum, encompassing a broad range of differences ...