We are happy to share the Summer 2018 issue of the Autism BrainNet newsletter with you. The Autism BrainNet newsletter frequently summarizes the new science and outreach of this program. Read more here.
Read More »Welcome Ms. Lilliam Acosta-Sanchez – Outreach Manager for Autism BrainNet Welcome to summer! I hope that all of our readers are enjoying well-earned vacations that afford time for fun and reflection. As I’ve mentioned in previous messages, one of the essential elements in increasing the number of postmortem brain donations to Autism BrainNet is building […]
Read More »We are happy to share the Spring 2018 issue of the Autism BrainNet newsletter with you. The Autism BrainNet newsletter frequently summarizes the new science and outreach of this program. Read more here.
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A number of research papers have come out in the past few months that help refine our thinking about the genetics (1) and neuroanatomy of autism (2). While impressive, they reflect findings from a relatively small number of brains. They do suggest, however, that fundamental findings about the causes of autism can be made if […]
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Researchers at Autism BrainNet node UC Davis MIND Institute, led by Cynthia Schumann (picture is Thomas Avino, a lead author), found that while typically-developing children gain more neurons in a region of the brain that governs social and emotional behavior, the amygdala, as they become adults, people with ASD do not. The open access research published in […]
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In a paper published in Science, researchers at UCLA, led by Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD, identified shared patterns of gene expression among distinct psychiatric disorders. Brains from individuals with Autism, using post-mortem brain tissue donated to Autism BrainNet, show significant gene expression similarity to brains of people with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Key genetic pathways […]
Read More »We are happy to share the Winter 2017 issue of the Autism BrainNet newsletter with you. The Autism BrainNet newsletter frequently summarizes the new science and outreach of this program. Read more here.
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On January 22nd, Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD, Autism BrainNet researcher and Chief of the Division of Genetics at Boston Children’s Hospital, presented data on genetic mutations that occur in the brain, and only in the brain. These mutations, named post-zygotic mutations, are seen only in the brain because they occur after the formation of the zygote, […]
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As we transition from 2017 to 2018, we are thankful to many individuals and groups who have helped Autism BrainNet further its goal of collecting critical brain tissue to fuel essential research about autism spectrum disorder. We first thank the 42 families that made donations to Autism BrainNet in 2017. Their calls to Autism BrainNet […]
Read More »We are happy to share the Fall 2017 issue of the Autism BrainNet newsletter with you. The Autism BrainNet newsletter frequently summarizes the new science and outreach of this program. Read more here.
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