"This indicates that in a subtype of ASD toddlers with a preference for geometric images rather than pictures ... fun social-emotional stimuli, control neural activity, attention and learning ...

have gained new insight into the genetic and neuronal circuit mechanisms that may contribute to impaired sociability in some forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Led by Matthew P. Anderson ...

This ability, which is essential for development, seems to be impaired very early on in children with autism spectrum ... quality MRI images." The two teams observed that the circuit changes ...

DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain — Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows that neural systems supporting social perception are malleable in children with autism spectrum disorder ...

Scientists from major research institutions in the U.S. and Europe argue strongly in favor of committing resources to prepare a comprehensive map of neural circuits in the mammalian brain.

UNIGE scientists identified a brain circuit where lies the origin ... This time, we were able to show in our mouse model of ASD that a lack of neural synchronisation in the superior colliculus ...

"Our work suggests that the neural pathology of autism manifests in the earliest cortical circuits, formed by a cell type called subplate neurons," said UMD Biology Professor and senior study ...

This finding opens the door to earlier interventions, particularly those aimed at improving the ability of children with ASD to rapidly shift attention between stimuli, a key skill in social learning.