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…

By Nils Skudra This week I had the opportunity to watch In a Different Key, an intriguing and comprehensive documentary that examines the origins of the autism diagnosis and how public understanding of autism has evolved over the decades. Directed by Caren Zucker, a filmmaker whose son Mickey is on…

At CES 2023, L’Oréal introduced a new lipstick applicator that will help people with limited arm mobility to apply lipstick easily. HAPTA is a motorized applicator with smart motion controls that can hold a lipstick steadily for the user so they can apply lipstick without any issues. This system …

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; …

If you live in a major metropolitan city anywhere in the world, you probably rely on public transportation like trains and buses to move around in the city. For the most part, public transit is convenient, however, there are many documented instances where issues with bus and train stations, especia…

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…

Documentary on being ‘Black, British and Autistic’ – by Writer / Director Tee Cee – Streaming on discovery+ By Talisha Cree Hi my name is Tee Cee and I am autistic… is not a sentence I ever pictured me writing or saying aloud, but here we are. Think of everything you ever tho…

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

By Angel Durr, Ph.D. For as long as I can remember I have been heavily drawn to and engaged in the arts. Whether it was musical theater, acting, singing, modeling, dancing, or even creating original art pieces, I have remained an artist for most of my life. Art has always been my first love, but I a…

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