Maybe I’m wrong, but I personally don’t think God would’ve made such cool things in life or given us the capacity to think, create and have fun if none of it was allowed. By Miya Sae Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard one of these in church: • “Oh, you’re struggling with X, Y, Z and it’s not going…

The open-source device achieves subcellular resolution in a larger tissue volume than was possible with prior miniscopes, without impinging upon a mouse’s behavior. The post Miniature microscope records thousands of neurons in moving mice appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Sour…

The animals recall fear more readily if a set of inhibitory neurons in the hippocampus is switched on. The post Faulty inhibition foils long-term memory in Rett mice appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

If you are a regular snapchatter, you know how much fun all the lenses can be that come with Snapchat. These lenses offer creative ways in which you and your friends can express themselves to each other. To bring a higher level of accessibility and inclusivity into their lenses ecosystem, Snapchat i…

It’s a mixed bag of ICYMIs from the autism research Twittersphere this week, ranging from separable cell clusters to research concerns of different kinds. The post Community Newsletter: Organoid drug screens, intervention overreach, self-advocates’ concerns appeared first on Spectrum | Autism …

“…the film makes a vital contribution to the representation of disabled characters on screen since the actor Hayden Zaller is legally blind in real life, and in the special features Levi and Paquin observe that he brings a remarkable sense of empathy and unique wisdom to the role.”…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 4 April. The post Spotted around the web: Prevalence, gender identity, autism misconceptions appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Scientists initially embraced the notion that autistic people have difficulty with ‘theory of mind’ — and some went so far as to assert that it explained the condition’s core traits. Many came to view it as passé, but aspects of the original idea are enjoying a renaissance. The post ‘Theory of mind…

Menopause poses significant challenges for autistic people, according to a small survey published in 2020 — the first to explore the transition among people with autism traits.  This shift in hormones marks more than just the end of menstrual cycles. It can also cause hot flashes and mood changes, a…

By: Shahla Ala’i-Rosales and Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe At one time there were very few avenues available to the increasing number of families receiving autism diagnoses for their children. In the 1960s experimental psychologists took a new direction to improve the quality of life for people o…

A March Nature paper created a stir for suggesting that many neuroimaging studies are too small to reliably link brain structure and function to behavior — a cornerstone of autism research. In Spectrum’s coverage of the study, lead investigator Damien Fair pointed out that publishing bias against nu…

An algorithm that crunches data from brain scans to predict people’s performance on behavioral tasks is less accurate for Black Americans than for their white counterparts, according to a new study. The findings may reflect a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in imaging datasets used to train such…

Mice with mutations that affect the transport of a key cellular metabolite have altered neuronal and synapse structure and some autism-like traits, a pair of new studies show. The metabolite, called acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA), modulates a quality-control pathway inside the endoplasmic reticulum …

Controversial health policies in Texas and lingering concerns about COVID-19 have compelled some autism researchers to skip the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in Austin next month, the organization’s first in-person meeting in three years. In late February, T…