The genetic marker upends the accepted orientation of non-star-like astrocytes in the glia limitans superficialis.Source: Spectrum News

Out of 92 preregistered studies that resulted in published papers, only 15 had fully adhered to their preregistration details, according to a new analysis.Source: Spectrum News

This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Juliana Oliveira, PhD, BCBA-D, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter, Science in Autism …

The statistical approach helps scientists better control for both measured and unmeasured confounders in gene-expression data, revealing causal relationships between autism-linked genetic variants and downstream cellular effects, such as impaired neuron development.Source: Spectrum News

The letters they received this week did not include a reason for their termination. Source: Spectrum News

To gain insight into complex neural data, we must move toward a data-driven regime, training large models on vast amounts of information. We asked nine experts on computational neuroscience and neural data analysis to weigh in.Source: Spectrum News

The letters they received this week did not include a reason for their termination. Source: Spectrum News

Live cell imaging reveals the clearest picture yet of this elusive process. Whether it’s something these cells do regularly remains up for debate.Source: Spectrum News

She discusses how verbal thought shapes cognition, why inner speech is foundational to human intelligence and what current artificial-intelligence models get wrong about language.Source: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 24 March.Source: Spectrum News

Even in the absence of any formal instruction to do so, we should continue to hold our ourselves and our neuroscience colleagues accountable for SABV practices.Source: Spectrum News

Single-cell approaches are already shedding light on the human brain, identifying cell types that are most vulnerable in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, for example.Source: Spectrum News

For individuals living with late-stage Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the progressive loss of muscle control can lead to a devastating “locked-in syndrome,” where communication becomes nearly impossible. Traditionally, eye-tracking technology has provided some relief, but even that…

By Jeridith Lord, LCPC, BCBA Dignity can be described as being worthy of honor and respect. By simply existing, we are all worthy of being treated with dignity. Yet, how do we ensure that we are treating others (especially our learners) with dignity? 1. The BACB code of ethics (2020) can help …