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Back and Forth: Understanding the Neuroscience of Social Interactions

Q&A with Read Montague, Ph.D.

Dana Grantee Read Montague hopes the system he built to scan two people as they interact will help researchers understand why some people have social troubles and how to help them.
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A Lot on the Mind: Autism

The second event of a three-part series called, “A Lot on the Mind,” focused on autism spectrum disorder, which currently affects 1 in 59 people.
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Developing a Theory of Mind

Q&A with Liane Young, Ph.D.

Dana Foundation grantee Liane Young studies theory of mind, trying to distinguish what in the brain might be off in people with autism who have trouble with social cues.
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Neuroscience and Society: Autism

Researchers have yet to find solid biomarkers or other internal signals to identify autism, so how do we define the disorder?
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Autism: A Neuroscience & Society event held at AAAS in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2018. Speakers: Geraldine Dawson, Daniel Geschwind, Janinie LaSalle; moderator Barry Gordon.
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Robots for ASD Therapy? Maybe as Partners

Researchers test machine learning and social gaming to find new ways to help children on the autism spectrum focus and learn skills to connect with other people.

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Advances in Biomarkers: Using Machine Learning to Develop a Test for Autism

Studies that use an algorithm to successfully predict if a child has autism based on a blood sample have been replicated in small samples.
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Seeking the Earliest Traces of Autism

With the development of imaging tools that can scan babies’ brains, researchers have learned a great deal about the genetic bases of autistic traits.
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Cerebrum Podcast #8: Examining The Causes Of Autism – With David G. Amaral, Ph.D.

David G. Amaral discusses the challenges of autism research, gene modification, environmental factors, why it is important for autistic adults to find their place in communities, and more.
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Examining the Causes of Autism

Autism is a broad, complex, and increasingly important brain disorder. Our author examines the prenatal factors that could contribute to the disorder.
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