Children begin using olfactory information to help guide their responses to emotionally-expressive faces at about age five, research shows. These findings advance understanding of how
A drop in one protein is enough to cause autism, according to the results of a new study. Scientists were able to trigger autistic-like behavior
Genes known to be essential to life—the ones humans need to survive and thrive in the womb—also play a critical role in the development of
In children on the spectrum, anxiety is often masked by the symptoms of autism. But a new variant to a standard anxiety screening method has
Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research.