3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (361+ words) A child's socioeconomic status, screen time and amount of sleep all show stronger associations with measures of brain structure and function, according to an imaging study of nearly 12, 000 9- to 10-year-olds. IQ is one of the most-studied traits in brain imaging…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (564+ words) As the International Society for Autism Research's annual meeting in Prague this week celebrates its quarter-century anniversary, its president reflects on the field's past successes, current challenges and needs for the future O ur origins are both humble and deeply…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (215+ words) The Transmitter Portfolio of SCN2 A gene variants, and more Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 9 March. Different strokes: Variants of the SCN2 A gene have a range of impacts on…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (174+ words) The Transmitter Autism in old age, and more Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 2 March. Seniors research: A news feature in Nature explores autism in older adults, documenting the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (543+ words) Brain activity patterns in the ventral visual cortex appear to distinguish images across 12 categories, including birds and trees, longitudinal functional MRI scans suggest. At 2 months old, babies" visual systems appear ready to distinguish among a variety of common objects, according…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (477+ words) The genetic variants initially affect brain development in unique ways, but over time they converge on common molecular pathways. Different genetic variants associated with autism converge on common biological processes that shape the developing brain, according to a large study…...