STANFORD-- The brains of autistic children have a distinctive topography that a team of Stanford scientists was able to capture using new imaging techniques, with the hope of someday creating a ...

Researchers are able to spot autism signs by means of MRI scans. Their discovery reveals that the gray matter in a network of brain regions known to affect social communication and self-related ...

Scientists mapped groups of autism-risk genes by function, and identified how mutations in these genes disrupt fetal brain development. Their findings prioritize targets for future research and shed ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

A USF professor uses advanced imaging and virtual reality (VR) to map the brain, aiding in understanding autism and improving treatment for brain disorders. USF researcher using VR to map the brain, ...

He’s got the whole world in his head. An 11-year-old New York boy with autism has become an Internet sensation after reportedly drawing a complete world map from memory. The boy, the son of a ...

Researchers have narrowed down the list of genes implicated in autism spectrum disorder, and they appear to point toward a part of the brain that has largely been overlooked. Most research into the ...

The finding may lay down framework for developing new treatments, even for very different types of the disorder. Classic autism is described by 3 cardinal characteristics: loss of language and ...

Definitive, compelling research on autism should drive significant changes in Washington state’s approach to this medical condition. The autism task force, created by the Legislature two years ago, ...

A new study reveals how two key neural circuits dictate the choice between social approach and avoidance. The findings will enable researchers to evaluate social interventions in autism. Some ...

As Tyler Bell grows too old for gov't support, family and friends step in. PENNINGTON, N.J. Aug. 16, 2010— -- Tyler Bell starts his day just like anyone else: He brushes his teeth, takes a shower ...