Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition, is often associated with difficulties in social communication ...

New research reveals that the brain region often linked to understanding others, the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC), is activated more by uncertainty than by social reasoning alone.

Imagine you are about to confront a friend about a hurtful comment she made and are trying to predict her response. Depending ...

The small grooves on the surface of our brain may play a key role in our reasoning. A recent study reveals that their depth ...

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University of Haifa study shows how genetic "imprinting" determines whether rare syndrome leads to autism or psychosis, offering new model for personalized psychiatry.

I don’t care if my child with autism ever pays taxes, but I do care that she may never have the opportunity to work or live independently.

Health Lack of neuron ‘pruning’ may be behind many brain-related conditions Brain scans show that adolescents with more symptoms of certain mental health conditions, autism or ADHD have ...

Professor Kim Min-sik’s team utilized the Cntnap2 defect model, a spectral disorder mouse model established by Professor Lee Yong-Seok’s team at Seoul National University College of Medicine to ...

Yale researchers have identified human-specific features in the prefrontal cortex. Yale researchers discovered that a human-specific type of microglia and the FOXP2 gene, linked to language and brain ...

There are currently no biomarkers for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This neurodevelopmental condition has previously been associated with histopathological findings, including increased neuronal ...