Brain

New study explains why babies calm down when they are carried Every parent and caregiver knows from first hand experience that babies calm down when

Each autistics’ brain is distinct; non-autistics’ brains are remarkably uniform. The New York Times Magazine recently ran a cover article about mapping the connectome, all

Geneticists at Heidelberg University Hospital’s Department of Molecular Human Genetics have used a new mouse model to demonstrate the way a certain genetic mutation is

While most researchers agree that autism is triggered by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, no one has been able to pinpoint the triggered

Individual differences in early language development, and in later language functioning, are associated with changes in the anatomy of the brain in autism. A new

During the second and third trimester of pregnancy, the outer layer of the embryo’s brain, the cortex, assembles itself into six distinct layers. But in

A brain region largely known for coordinating motor control has a largely overlooked role in childhood development that could reveal information crucial to understanding the

“Scientists discover people with autism have too many brain ‘connections’,” the Mail Online reports. US research suggests that people with an autistic spectrum disorder have

During the second and third trimester of pregnancy, the outer layer of the embryo’s brain, the cortex, assembles itself into six distinct layers. But in

People with autism exhibit extreme examples of the the typical male mind, where logic and rules are stronger than empathy, according to new research. In

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Children with autism experience deficits in a type of immune cell that protects the body from infection. Called granulocytes, the cells exhibit

The Centers for Disease Control recently announced that overall autism prevalence rates in the U.S. have increased, indicating that one in 68 American children are

Even at rest, the brains of people with autism manage more information than those of their peers, according to a new study that may provide