Protein linked to autism may help birds learn songs from elders
Turning down the expression of a gene linked to autism leaves zebra finches singing disorganized songs.
Turning down the expression of a gene linked to autism leaves zebra finches singing disorganized songs.
Marmosets exposed to a mock infection in the womb have altered vocal development and diminished social interest; exposed macaques show changes in brain structure and function.
A new study supports the view that songbirds offer a good model to study speech learning in autistic children.
The brain areas involved in mice’s ultrasonic vocalizations may not be the same as those that govern human speech.
A comprehensive review has found no scientific basis for a controversial technique that supposedly helps autistic people communicate.
Watch the complete replay of Evelina Fedorenko discussing language processing and development in autism.
New artificial-intelligence software detects and analyzes the ultrasonic squeaks and cries that constitute inaudible rodent language.
Scientists are finding new ways to test cognition in autistic individuals who speak little or not at all.
Autistic people who have trouble speaking or moving often do poorly on standard tests of intelligence. Newer methods promise to uncover their abilities — and improve our understanding of autism itself.
A monkey-sized jacket embedded with motion sensors — similar to technology used to animate creatures in movies — is helping researchers develop the common marmoset as a model for studying human social behavior.