Fishing for answers to autism puzzle
Biologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism.
Is that smile real or fake?
A computerized system developed at MIT can tell the difference between smiles of joy and smiles of frustration.
Patterns of connections reveal brain functions
Neuroscientists identify face-recognition areas based on what parts of the brain they link to.
$26.5 million Simons gift to catalyze autism research at MIT
Creates the Simons Center for the Social Brain
A new piece to the autism puzzle
Neuroscientists find that two rare autism-related disorders are caused by opposing malfunctions in the brain.
Connecting neurons to fix the brain
New technology helps scientists discover drugs to strengthen synapses.
How the brain assigns objects to categories
New findings may explain why children with autism tend to fixate on details instead of seeing the big picture.
Re-creating autism, in mice
Mice with a particular gene mutation avoid interacting with other mice and show compulsive, repetitive behavior.
James Simons on mathematics, common sense and good luck: my life and careers
Presented by School of Science Dean's Colloquium.
What blame can tell us about autism
Neuroscientists find evidence that autistic patients have trouble understanding other people’s intentions.
NSF award funds Media Lab researchers work on Autism spectrum disorders
Collaboration is the first large-scale effort of computer and behavioral scientists to jointly address ASD.
Postdoc awarded Otto Hahn medal of the Max Planck Society
Honored for thesis on neural correlates of visual illusions
