Meeting Highlights

MindSpec presents Society for Neuroscience (SfN)

This section describes cutting-edge research findings. These stories are largely unpublished, meaning that they haven't been vetted by unbiased peers. This means they may not ultimately be published. All of these findings should be thought of as preliminary. We present these items here to shed light on interesting aims and preliminary findings, illuminating where research is trying to go.

Sound processing in ASD (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu November, 15th, 2017

J.H. Foss-Feig presented unpublished research at a poster session on Sunday describing how sound processing might be different in people with ASD.

Studying neurons from urine (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu November, 14th, 2017

S. Gong presented unpublished research at a poster session on Saturday describing a process of deriving neurons from urine. The group then went on to characterize various neuron features.

Low carb diet improves sociability in female EL mice (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu November, 13th, 2017

David Ruskin presented unpublished research at a poster session on Monday describing how a ketogenic diet improved sociability in a mouse autism model.

Autism mouse models have loss of left/right brain asymmetry (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu November, 13th, 2017

J. Ellegood presented unpublished research at a poster session on Saturday describing a study of 37 different autism mouse lines. They found a loss of left/right brain asymmetry in the brains of these autism models.

Enriching environment improves social interactions (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu November, 12th, 2017

Connor D. Martin presented unpublished research at a poster session on Tuesday describing how an enriching environment improved sociability among rats chemically-treated to exhibit autism-like behavior.

Touch sensitivity measured by questionnaire (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu November, 11th, 2017

Ayako Yaguchi presented unpublished research at a poster session on Sunday describing how touch sensitivity was successfully measured by a questionnaire.

Processing Autonomic Information Differently (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu October, 14th, 2017

Tehila Eilam-Stock presented unpublished research at a poster session on Sunday describing specific brain areas from ASD patients that were processing autonomic information differently.

ASD Brains are Connected Differently (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu October, 13th, 2017

Travis Nesland presented unpublished research at a poster session on Sunday describing a novel approach that found ASD brain regions are connected in a different way than control patient brains.

Compromised Energy Production in ASD Brain Cells (SfN) By Wayne Pereanu October, 11th, 2017

Guomei Tang presented unpublished research at a poster session on Monday identifying how mitochondria may be impaired in a specific type of brain cell.

Oxytocin mediated rescue of social behavior in mice (SfN) By Ajay Kumar October, 16th, 2012

Rat models of Autism (SfN) By Ajay Kumar October, 16th, 2012