The team at The Transmitter, an editorially independent publication generously supported by the Simons Foundation, is deeply saddened by the passing of Simons Foundation co-founder and chair emeritus Jim Simons.

Minimally verbal autistic people demonstrate familiarity with spelling patterns, a new study suggests. But several communication researchers worry the finding could be used to support a controversial communication method.

By Calli McMurray

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To accelerate the development of real-time behavioral prediction technology, a research team is sharing data and seeking new collaborators.

By Daisy Yuhas

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A drug containing snippets of RNA reverses defects seen in neurons derived from children with Timothy syndrome, according to a study published today in Nature.

By Katie Moisse

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Only 7 percent of completed registered trials were later updated with results, one of several failings identified in a new analysis.

By Gina Jiménez

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Larry Young, a neuroscientist known for illuminating oxytocin’s outsized role in social bonding, died of a heart attack last month at the age of 57.

By Angie Voyles Askham

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The “PRECISE” technique reprograms cells in a way that, unlike DNA editors, avoids potentially permanent off-target effects.

By Charles Q. Choi

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Exposure to acetaminophen in utero does not increase a child’s chance of having autism, according to a new sibling-matched control study, in contrast to previous findings.

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By Calli McMurray

The link reported in prior studies likely reflects confounding factors, which sibling-matched controls in the new work address.

By Calli McMurray

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Whereas some mice display hypersensitivity to touch only as adults, others respond that way from birth.

By Sarah DeWeerdt

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Variants in DNA stretches that do not code for proteins may alter the genome’s 3D architecture, influencing the expression of distant genes linked to autism.

By Giorgia Guglielmi

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The headset combines calcium imaging and electrode recordings to track both the cerebellum and anterior cingulate cortex as mice socialize.

By Claudia López Lloreda

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Rujuta Wilson discusses how quantifying toddlers’ gaits could improve autism diagnosis and intervention.

By Charles Q. Choi

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The retraction follows an editorial expression of concern that the journal applied to the paper in October, seven months after it was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

By Shaena Montanari

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Activity in the tiny brain region helps submissive rodents learn to avoid aggressors, and aggressive mice to curb their attacks, according to two recent studies.

By Angie Voyles Askham

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Larry Abbott, Terrence Sejnowski and Haim Sompolinsky split $1.45 million in recognition of their decades of work uncovering principles of brain structure and function.

By Gina Jiménez

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The findings add to growing evidence that astrocytes are star players in cognition.

By Laura Dattaro

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The study launched the consultation more than a year ago in response to fierce criticism from autistic self-advocates. #Spectrum10K

By Cathleen O'Grady
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The journal’s publisher flagged problems in 11 papers that were part of a special issue on assistive technology in special education.

By Calli McMurray

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The findings solidify the idea that autism-linked mutations affect brain activity by way of several key shared mechanisms.

By Giorgia Guglielmi

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