An imbalance in the number of excitatory neurons in early brain development may account for the difference. SourceSource: Spectrum News

A new individualized approach to transcranial magnetic stimulation may one day be an effective treatment for social and communication difficulties, if the results from Duan’s small preliminary trial pan out. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Researchers took to social media to discuss a new tool for recording brain activity in freely moving mice and a study linking a mutation in the gene MBD5 to epilepsy and intellectual disability. That and more in this week’s Community Newsletter. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Some researchers are pushing back — with mixed results. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 4 September. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This collection of Spectrum stories explores some of the evolving debates, challenges and methods used to make an autism diagnosis. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Synaptic changes in the brain region could drive a core trait of fragile X syndrome, a new mouse study suggests. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The new tool could help clinicians diagnose autism in children younger than 3, the findings show. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Researchers on social media reacted to a new version of the Neuropixels probe and a study of sex differences in the brain. That and more in this week’s Community Newsletter. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 28 August. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The nation needs to build capacity to support the roughly 20 percent of children in Australia who have developmental delay. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The Holland Bloorview clinician and research director discusses how growing up on a small island shaped her career and the existential questions that keep her up at night. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This article, concerning a study performed in Austria by lead investigator Dr. Georg Kobinia, is currently unavailable because it is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Dr. Kobinia in the Austrian courts. The lawsuit was initially dismissed by the trial court in Vienna but was partially reinstated on …

Voles reared primarily by their fathers show altered synapse density. SourceSource: Spectrum News