From the 2008 Minds Behind the M.I.N.D. Lecture Series. It’s hard to imagine, but defects in a single gene can cause mental impairment in children, premature ovarian failure in women and dementia in older adults. That gene — the fragile X gene -- is the research focus of two M.I....
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From the 2008 Minds Behind the M.I.N.D. Lecture Series. In this "Minds Behind the M.I.N.D." session, three clinicians and researchers who are experts in HFA and Asperger’s syndrome discuss the distinctions between these two disorders and other types of autism. They address the best way...
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From the 2008 Minds Behind the M.I.N.D. Lecture Series. Cortisol is often referred to as “the stress hormone” because it is secreted during the “fight or flight” response and it is involved in various stress-related changes. Learn more about the work of a M.I.N.D. Institute researcher wh...
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From the 2005/2006 Distinguished Lecturer Series. Margaret L. Bauman, M.D., is associate professor of neurology at Harvard University Medical School; adjunct associate professor of anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine; associate pediatrician and assistant neu...
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From the 2008 Minds Behind the M.I.N.D. Lecture Series. Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion, Turner, and fragile X syndrome are different genetic disorders producing weakness in visuospatial, visuomotor and numerical cognition. 7 to 14 year old children with these disorders were studied to see ...
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From the 2005/2006 Distinguished Lecturer Series. Abstract: Impairments in social communication are the hallmark of autism spectrum disorders. Yet, the nature of these impairments, which can range from severe to mild, is hard to define. Thus, many different aspects of social interaction...
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From the 2006/2007 Distinguished Lecturer Series. Abstract: In his early descriptions of autism, Professor Leo Kanner noted an increase in the occurrence of particular behaviors in non-autistic family members that, although milder, were qualitatively similar to the defining features of ...
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