Autistic Query Results
-
People With Autism Experience Pain at a Higher Intensity
Click here to view original web page at People With Autism Experience Pain at a Higher Intensity Summary: People with autism experience pain at a higher intensity than those not on the autism spectrum and are less adaptable to the sensation. This revelation contradicts the prevailing belief that those with ASD tend to be indifferent … Continue reading “People With Autism Experience Pain at a Higher Intensity”
-
Community Newsletter: Better measurement; Rett rescue; interactomes; social touch
Click here to view original web page at Community Newsletter: Better measurement; Rett rescue; interactomes; social touch We’re kicking things off this week with a PsyArXiv preprint about ways to improve measurement precision in neuroscience — and enhance reproducibility. Significance statement: Huge samples are not the only answer to the replication crisis. Additionally, we should … Continue reading “Community Newsletter: Better measurement; Rett rescue; interactomes; social touch”
-
Fresh Questions About Oxytocin as the ‘Love Hormone’ Behind Pair Bonding
Click here to view original web page at Fresh Questions About Oxytocin as the ‘Love Hormone’ Behind Pair Bonding Summary: The “love hormone” oxytocin may not play as critical a role in bonding as previously believed. Removing the oxytocin receptor in animal models still resulted in monogamous mating, attachment, and parental bonding behaviors, although females … Continue reading “Fresh Questions About Oxytocin as the ‘Love Hormone’ Behind Pair Bonding”
-
Risk of Major Psychiatric Disorders Among Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers
Click here to view original web page at Risk of Major Psychiatric Disorders Among Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers In a Taiwanese study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology , Hsu et al found that survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers were at a significantly increased risk of multiple major psychiatric disorders compared … Continue reading “Risk of Major Psychiatric Disorders Among Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers”
-
Fresh Questions About Oxytocin as the ‘Love Hormone’ Behind Pair Bonding
Click here to view original web page at Fresh Questions About Oxytocin as the ‘Love Hormone’ Behind Pair Bonding Summary: The “love hormone” oxytocin may not play as critical a role in bonding as previously believed. Removing the oxytocin receptor in animal models still resulted in monogamous mating, attachment, and parental bonding behaviors, although females … Continue reading “Fresh Questions About Oxytocin as the ‘Love Hormone’ Behind Pair Bonding”
-
Spotted around the web: Birth cohort research; DNA methylation; medical marijuana
Click here to view original web page at Spotted around the web: Birth cohort research; DNA methylation; medical marijuana WEEK OF January 23 rd Research roundup Birth cohorts are a valuable way to study genetic and environmental influences that contribute to autism. In 2020, Spectrum explored the idea that heritability in autism is not limited … Continue reading “Spotted around the web: Birth cohort research; DNA methylation; medical marijuana”