In light of growing evidence that motor challenges are common among people with autism, we asked five researchers how these problems fit into the definition of the condition. The post Should motor impairment be added to the diagnostic criteria for autism? appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research…

‘Tis the season for grad school meet and greets. But what are interviewers looking for, and how can early-career researchers bring their best? The post <em>Spectrum</em> Launch: What makes a good graduate school interview? appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: …

Shortly after the study’s publication, experts critiqued it on PubPeer and other online platforms. The post ‘Science working as it should’: Autism blood signature study earns open post-publication review appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Conventional optogenetic manipulations to excite or inhibit neurons stop when the light switches off. A new approach makes the changes last. The post Unconventional optogenetics technique spurs long-lasting changes in neuronal activity appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spect…

Moving into the new year, researchers on Twitter talked about motion as a confounder for brain-imaging studies, connections between macaque brain activity and body movements, and the importance of motor-speech research in autism. The post Community Newsletter: Confounding head motion; monkey moves; …

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 2 January. The post Spotted around the web: shock therapy; telehealth; restraint policies appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Postmortem brain samples from people with one of six conditions, including autism, show distinct signatures of over- and underexpression of immune genes. The post Immunity-linked genes expressed differently in brains of autistic people appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spect…

Most people with the X-linked syndrome have autism traits, and about one-quarter meet diagnostic criteria for the condition. The post Turner syndrome tied to autism appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Many autism-linked genes are somehow tied to cilia, the tiny hair-like sensors that stud a cell’s surface. But the question remains whether, and how, cilia differences contribute to the condition. The post Autism and the cell’s antennae appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source…

A new gene therapy approach for epilepsy tamps down neural activity on demand. The post Calming neurons to quell seizures: Q&A with Gabriele Lignani and Dimitri Kullmann appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

This year saw the debut of ever-more complex techniques to grow and analyze brain organoids and other 3D tissue cultures, among other advances. The post Hot topics in autism research in 2022 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Social media chatter this past year took up a mysterious gene region, the brain’s physical geometry and other topics related to the advancement of autism science. The post Autism researchers’ top tweets in 2022 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Take a look back at the year’s top developments in autism research and read about the field’s rising stars. Plus: Test your knowledge with our year-end quiz, and see which conferences we’re looking forward to in 2023. The post 2022: The year in review appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research New…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 19 December. The post Spotted around the web: Glia lineages; histone modifications; newborn sequencing appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News