In the developing brain, countless nerve connections are made which turn out to be inappropriate and as a result must eventually be removed. The process of establishing a neuronal network does not always prove precise or error free. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share vi[...]
Posts Tagged ‘autismo’
14 February, 2011 12:07 § in Cognitive Neuroscience
Gene Variants Lead to Autism and Mental Retardation: Inner Structure of Nerve Synapses Defective in Patients.
Researchers working with Professor Gudrun Rappold, Director of the Department of Molecular Human Genetics at Heidelberg University Hospital, have discovered previously unknown mutations in autistic and mentally impaired patients in what is known as the SHANK2 gene, a gene that is partially responsib[...]
10 January, 2011 08:00 § in Brain and health
Residential Proximity to Freeways and Autism in the CHARGE study.
Little is known about environmental causes and contributing factors for autism. Basic science and epidemiological research suggest that oxidative stress and inflammation may play a role in disease development. Traffic-related air pollution, a common exposure with established effects on these pathway[...]
22 July, 2010 11:59 § in Cognitive Neuroscience
Autism Has Unique Vocal Signature, New Technology Reveals.
A new automated vocal analysis technology could fundamentally change the study of language development as well as the screening for autism spectrum disorders and language delay, reports a study in the July 19 online Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this po[...]
19 May, 2010 08:00 § in Cognitive Neuroscience
Mirror Neuron System Functions Normally in Individuals With Autism.
A team of neuroscientists has found that the mirror neuron system, which is thought to play a central role in social communications, responds normally in individuals with autism. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe[...]
