Researchers have discovered how specific brain circuits process empathy, showing that witnessing others in pain activates the ...

For neurodiversity celebration week, Triona Brading shares her experience of church as an autistic Christian – and tips for ...

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“But these genes disrupt the usual development or function of pathways in the brain in ways that significantly increase autism risk. The timing of these effects begins before birth, so as ...

A new study will involve approximately 150 children with autism and incorporate additional executive function assessments, ...

Researchers have revealed neural circuits in the brainstem that are crucially involved in implementing decisions by controlling three fundamental behavioral states or strategies: perseverance, ...