
We Need to Stop Moving the Goalposts for Autism
The incidence has skyrocketed since the disorder was first described in 1943, but much of that increase is misleading

We Need to Stop Moving the Goalposts for Autism
The incidence has skyrocketed since the disorder was first described in 1943, but much of that increase is misleading

Does Parkinson’s Begin in the Gut?
A growing body of evidence links the neurodegenerative disease to the gastrointestinal tract, opening new possibilities for treatment


Is It Time to Give Up on a Single Diagnostic Label for Autism?
That was the ruling by the editors of the authoritative Diagnostic and Statistical Manual in 2013, but it remains controversial

Possible Autism Biomarker Found in Monkeys
Low levels of vasopressin linked to social behavior differences

The Problem with Asperger's
It’s not the condition; it’s Hans Asperger, who wasn’t the first to describe it in any case, and whose research was influenced by Nazism

Total Recall: The Latest Tools for Understanding How Memory Works

Sound Awake: “Noisy” Neurons May Repeatedly Disrupt Your Sleep
Study proposes novel sleep theory, but whether it can explain infant death syndrome remains less clear

Autism Prevalence Jumps 16 Percent, CDC Says
Rising awareness of the condition’s characteristics may contribute to an increase in reporting

Is “Friendly Fire” in the Brain Provoking Alzheimer's Disease?
Scientists want to combat dementia and neurodegeneration by keeping the brain’s immune system from going rogue

Some Mutations Tied to Autism May Be Passed Down from Fathers
The findings go against previous studies that suggest mutations are inherited from mothers

A Brain Deprived of Memory
Michael Lemonick, opinion editor at Scientific American, talks about his most recent book, The Perpetual Now: A Story of Amnesia, Memory and Love, about Lonni Sue Johnson, who suffered a specific kind of brain damage that robbed her of much of her memory and her ability to form new memories, and what she has revealed to neuroscientists about memory and the brain.

Worn Like a Helmet, a New Brain Scanner Aims to Make It Easier to Treat Kids with Epilepsy
Lightweight equipment is not much larger than what a bicyclist would wear