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Your latest update from The Transmitter, an essential resource for the neuroscience community, dedicated to helping scientists at all career stages stay current and build connections. Read more: https://www.thetransmitter.org/
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Learn about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from University of California and other experts.
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Learn about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from University of California and other experts.
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Exploring the people, the science and the challenges in neuroscience.
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Stories about developments in neuroscience.
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The Oxford Mindfulness Foundation is internationally recognised for mindfulness teaching and training. Whilst some of our podcasts are designed for those with an established mindfulness practice, there are others that are suitable for the general public, meaning you do not need prior experience to listen.
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The Neurological Disorder Podcast is a podcast created by Mridula Bharathi, a high school senior, young changemaker, and advocate for neurological disorders. In this podcast, she interviews people who are affected by neurological diseases, and they share their incredible stories as a fighter of the disorder. She also talk with doctors and surgeons who are experts on these disorders, researchers who are working to find cures for them, and more! Through this podcast, she hopes to spread awaren ...
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On the In Culture podcast, we go behind the scenes with artists, gamers, musicians, designers, athletes, and visionaries in their fields to share a real-world look at how they’re shaping culture. In our latest podcast series, Variations on a theme, we explore the life and legacy of Sol LeWitt. We’ll cover key themes in LeWitt’s work and explore how his approach still influences some of the creative pioneers shaping the 21st century. Variations on a theme is a companion to the Sol LeWitt App, ...
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This week, special correspondent Mia Kotikovski discusses challenges in getting emergency care for those with autism, what doctors and hospitals can do to ease the stressors associated with places like the ER. This is a huge issue for families as many “simple” ER visits for their autistic family members can cause such stress it provokes severe reac…
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From reductionism to dynamical systems: How two books influenced my thinking across 30 years of neuroscience
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Nicole Rust describes her career-changing literary journey of joy, free will and the evolution of a field.
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Neuroscience needs a career path for software engineers
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Few institutions have mechanisms for the type of long-term positions that would best benefit the science.
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This statistical error is common in systems neuroscience. Fortunately, straightforward methods can help you prevent it.
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Profound Autism: The first meaningful autism subgroup
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Instead of grouping together people with autism based on traditional severity scores, what if groupings were done based on functional outcome? Would this help better understand the broad spectrum of autism and why some people with autism are so different than others? Researchers at the University of Minnesota led by Kyle Sterrett, together with UCL…
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19. Here's a Warrior: Tuberous Sclerosis Complex ft. Nic, Elizabeth, & Beckett Brown
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode is with Nic Brown, father of Beckett. After their 2-year-old son Beckett was diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a rare genetic disorder, Nic and his wife Elizabeth became dedicated advocates for the cause. In this episode, Nic shares their long journey to obtain a diagnosis for Beckett and their c…
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Western Lifestyle Harms Your Gut: Tips to Improve
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Rob Knight, Ph.D., delves into the incredible world of our gut microbiome. Knight underlines the crucial link between our diet, our gut, and our overall health. For parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in improving their health, this lecture provides valuable insights into how the foods we eat can be harnessed to nurture a healthier gut and, …
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Western Lifestyle Harms Your Gut: Tips to Improve
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Rob Knight, Ph.D., delves into the incredible world of our gut microbiome. Knight underlines the crucial link between our diet, our gut, and our overall health. For parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in improving their health, this lecture provides valuable insights into how the foods we eat can be harnessed to nurture a healthier gut and, …
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Brains made of neurons from two species raise new concerns.
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During sleep, your brain is still active. It is turning all those things you learned during the day into long term memories through connections between the thalamus, hippocampus and frontal cortex. What happens in Profound Autism? How does the brain work during sleep and how will this knowledge lead to better sleep in people? Are there intervention…
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The insect-cognition researcher has done his work across continents, but Argentina is never far from his mind.
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Ep. 16: Male and female brains, Proust, and Catherine Dulac
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The 2021 Breakthrough Prize winner explains how reading widely shaped her worldview, and discusses the vomeronasal organ.
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18. Here's an Ally: Foundation to Fight H-ABC ft. Michele Levoir Sloan
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode is with Michele Levoir Sloan, co-founder of the Foundation To Fight H-ABC. Michele and her husband started the foundation in 2015 after their daughter was diagnosed with H-ABC. Since then, they have supported families affected by this condition worldwide, collaborated with numerous nonprofits, and worked …
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In part 1 of a 3 part series on Profound Autism, ASF interviews Emily Ferguson, PhD from @Stanford shares what she learned by asking parents and caregivers of Profound Autism “what do you need?” The short answer was: “There is No Help“. The responses were overwhelmingly focused on inclusion in any program or service, since they are normally exclude…
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Women are systematically under-cited in neuroscience. New tools can change that.
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An omitted citation in a high-profile paper led us to examine our own practices and to help others adopt tools that promote citation diversity.
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Recurrence rates for families with an ASD child
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What is the probability of having a future child with autism if you already have one or more? Families want to know. It helps preparation, planning, will hopefully improve early screening and supports. The Baby Siblings Research Consortium analyzed a bigger group of siblings compared to their 2011 numbers and found the recurrence pretty stable – 1 …
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17. Here's an Ally: Patient Helpline + Patients Rising ft. Samantha Sauer
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode is with Samantha Sauer, a patient navigator and the Director of the Patient Helpline at Patients Rising. Patients Rising is an organization that aims to empower patients in America to advocate for reforms, placing them, alongside their doctors, in control of their healthcare choices. The Patient Helpline,…
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Future of BRAIN Initiative funding remains unclear
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As the U.S. Congress begins to discuss federal science funding for 2025, any plans to compensate for this year's cuts to the neuroscience program face an uphill battle.
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Alison Singer appears on @LifeWithTheSpectrum
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In case you missed it, listen to Alison Singer with Gina Kavali on her podcast @LifeWiththeSpectrum. Alison talks about the importance of autism research and science in general, and how families can get involved.By Autism Science Foundation
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At the end of the earth with Paul-Antoine Libourel
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The French researcher's accomplishments working with chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic highlight the importance of recording sleep in the wild.
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Culturally sensitive care with Mia Kotikovski
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On this week’s podcast, Mia Kotivkoski, founder of her own 5013c and recent graduate of Stony Brook University, reviews why understanding cultural and contextual factors influence not just an autism diagnosis but general health and outcomes of a broad group of people. They include immigrants, racial and ethnic differences, and socio-economic factor…
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16. Here's a Warrior: Autism Spectrum Disorder & Type 1 Narcolepsy ft. Rachel Nesmith
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode is with Rachel Nesmith, a singer-songwriter, mother, and advocate. Rachel has Autism Spectrum Disorder and Type 1 Narcolepsy, so today, we begin by discussing the setbacks she has faced and overcome living with ASD and then transition to her Narcolepsy. Rachel and I start by talking about the misconceptio…
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Ep. 15: Diagnosing autism and teaching neurodiversity with So Hyun "Sophy" Kim
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The Korea University professor on her path to autism research and studying in the United States.
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Breakthrough for those with rare genetic disorders
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This week, more on genetics as an influence to an autism diagnosis with a twist: can genetics lead to a specific treatment for core symptoms – across the board? How do you measure such broad symptoms? Our Rett Syndrome family friends and colleagues developed a novel outcome measure to capture what was most important to them, and the FDA approved it…
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Can an emerging field called 'neural systems understanding' explain the brain?
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This mashup of neuroscience, artificial intelligence and even linguistics and philosophy of mind aims to crack the deep question of what "understanding" is, however un-brain-like its models may be.
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Very rarely are scientists able to look at single genes within the brains of people across neuropsychiatric disorders and understand how the genes in each of these cells influence expression of proteins and interactions of different cells with each other. Recently, a collaboration called PsychENCODE released a series of papers that investigated wha…
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In recognition of Father’s Day on the 16th, today’s podcast includes the latest research on fathers. Fathers may often be the “secondary caregiver” but should hardly be dismissed as inconsequential. Father’s sensitivity and insightfulness plays an important part in development, psychiatric diagnoses (including autism) change the the chance of havin…
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Reviving 'inside-out' hypothesis of amyloid beta to explain Alzheimer's mysteries
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New research is resurfacing old ideas about where the protein forms the disease's hallmark plaques.
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Clinical Implications of Sensory-Movement Differences in Autism
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As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Elizabeth Vosseller and Ian Nordling demonstrate techniques for helping autistic people who cannot use speech reliably to communicate. They discuss the neuroscience behind techniques for helping people with sensory and movement differences to use spelling and typing to communicate. Ian Nord…
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Clinical Implications of Sensory-Movement Differences in Autism
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As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Elizabeth Vosseller and Ian Nordling demonstrate techniques for helping autistic people who cannot use speech reliably to communicate. They discuss the neuroscience behind techniques for helping people with sensory and movement differences to use spelling and typing to communicate. Ian Nord…
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We need more psychiatrists with expertise in autism
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General psychiatrists are trained deal with a range of psychiatric issues in a variety of areas, but very few have experience helping families of children and adults with autism. This is training that is desperately needed, as, like other professions, there are not enough psychiatrists to help families and waitlists are staggering. Dr. Arthur Westo…
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At the credit crossroads: Modern neuroscience needs a cultural shift to adopt new authorship practices
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Old heuristics to acknowledge contributors—calling out first and last authors, with everyone else in between—don’t work well for large collaborative and interdisciplinary projects, yet they remain the default.
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Community Support and Cognitive Science Help Non-Speaking Autistics Flourish
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As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Vikram Jaswal, Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, presents research using objective measurements of eye gaze and speed of movements. He demonstrates that prompting by supporters is not a plausible explanation for the success nonspeaking autistic people have had communica…
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Community Support and Cognitive Science Help Non-Speaking Autistics Flourish
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As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Vikram Jaswal, Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, presents research using objective measurements of eye gaze and speed of movements. He demonstrates that prompting by supporters is not a plausible explanation for the success nonspeaking autistic people have had communica…
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Barney Dunn & Megan Colletta: "Letting the Light In: Using Mindfulness to Reconnect with Positive Emotion and Build Wellbeing"
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The predominant focus of mindfulness-based approaches to date has been supporting individuals to manage challenging situations, so that negative emotions do not escalate out of control and skilful life choices can be made. There is now increasing interest in using mindfulness techniques to also help individuals make the most of life opportunities, …
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Should we use the computational or the network approach to analyze functional brain-imaging data-why not both?
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Emerging methods make it possible to combine the two tactics from opposite ends of the analytic spectrum, enabling scientists to have their cake and eat it too.
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15. Here's an Ally: The Spero Clinic ft. Dr. Katinka van der Merwe
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode is with Dr. Katinka van der Merwe, a Doctor of Chiropractic who focuses on nervous system rehabilitation to help those suffering from chronic pain. She grew up just outside of Johannesburg, South Africa, and immigrated to the United States to receive her Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Since then, she has …
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Biology of profound and non-profound autism
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Scientists have spent a lot of time trying to understand the biology of autism, unfortunately in the past, scientific studies had everyone with autism lumped together in one group and there are so many differences between people with a diagnosis that any features of the diagnosis itself were hard to detect. In the past, researchers … Continue readi…
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Ep. 14: Eve Marder, neural circuits and being heard
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The National Medal of Science winner explains why she built her career around the crustacean and what it was like attending high school in a Hudson River town.
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How to explore your scientific values and develop a vision for your field
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As a new professor, I was caught off guard by one part of the job: my role as an evaluator.
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Are Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions controversial?
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While NDBIs are generally considered beneficial, they still face controversies – do they actually work and does that translate to an improved quality of life for the family? This week’s #ASF podcast interviews Molly Reilly and Jinwei Song of @UConn to dive into these issues, as well as the role of the caregiver in the … Continue reading "Are Natura…
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14. Here's an Ally: Syngap1 Foundation ft. Monica Dudley-Weldon
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episode features Monica Dudley-Weldon! Not only is she the founder and CEO of the Syngap1 foundation, but she also has a background in biology and teaching and attended Law School. Her son, Beckett, was the 6th person in the world and 3rd in the United States to be diagnosed with Syngap1-Related Disorder, an intellec…
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Carol Jennings, whose family's genetics informed amyloid cascade hypothesis, dies at 70
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Her advocacy work aided the discovery of a rare inherited form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and helped connect affected people with researchers.
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How to use race and ethnicity data responsibly in neuroscience research
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Follow these four tips to avoid using the information in problematic ways, including as a proxy for environmental variables.
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NIH seeks input on how structural racism affects brain research, health
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The feedback could lead to “novel ways” to conduct studies and reduce health disparities, a National Institutes of Health employee says.
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A legend in the autism community passed away on Friday. Today’s podcast focuses on the many talents of Dr. James (Jim) Simons, one of the founders of the Simons Foundation that has spent more than $500 million on autism research. We explain how he made his fortune, how he spent it, the importance of the … Continue reading "Rest in Power Jim Simons"…
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What happens to premature infants as they get older?
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As health care and outcomes for very premature infants has improved, scientists are able to track their longer term behavioral development, and that includes risk of developmental disorders like autism. On this week’s #ASFpodcast, Dr. Jessica Bradshaw discusses her recent research examining biological predictors like body temperature and heart rate…
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New look at lampreys rewrites textbooks on origins of sympathetic nervous system
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Sympathetic neurons pepper the embryos of the jawless fish—Earth’s first vertebrates—and overturn the idea that “fight or flight” was an innovation of jawed vertebrates.
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Ep. 13: Brain connectivity and letting the data speak with Emily Finn
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The Dartmouth College researcher talks about her quest to understand behavior and doing neuroscience "in the woods."
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Research for the end of Autism Action Month
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In honor of the last week of Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month, we review two new scientific findings that call for more awareness and action, and less acceptance of the status quo. First: sex differences in autism are not well understood, and as it turns out, the influences on a diagnosis are different. Males have a higher … Continue reading "Rese…
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