Autism as a disorder of prediction
Researchers suggest autism stems from a reduced ability to make predictions, leading to anxiety.
Researchers suggest autism stems from a reduced ability to make predictions, leading to anxiety.
Two faculty members named to MIT’s most senior academic posts first arrived at the Institute as students in the early 1980s.
MIT neuroscientist Kay Tye finds a discrete brain circuit that controls social interaction, which is impaired in many brain disorders.
New findings may help neuroscientists pinpoint better targets for antianxiety treatments.
Brain scans could help doctors choose treatments for people with social anxiety disorder.
Excess of sirtuins can produce anxiety, a possible evolutionary adaptation to dietary restriction.