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The Latest Research Discoveries

Large Gene Expression Study Sheds Light on Causal Factors in Five Brain Disorders

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Posted: Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Large Gene Expression Study Sheds Light on Causal Factors in Five Brain Disorders

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New Technique Lets Researchers Watch Human Brain Circuits Begin to Wire-Up

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Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

New Technique Lets Researchers Watch Human Brain Circuits Begin to Wire-Up

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Rett Syndrome Shows How Adult Learning Can Be Impaired

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Posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome Shows How Adult Learning Can Be Impaired

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Critical Connections Are Built in Early Brain

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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2017

Mouse Study Reveals How Critical Connections Are Built in Early Brain

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Key Figures

1 in 68 children

About 1 in 68 children in the United States has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.*

* Source: CDC

1 in 160 children

1 in 160 children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).*

* Source: World Health Organization (WHO)

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Meet a Researcher

Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D.
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Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento

Scientific Council Member (Joined 2009)

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Jay N. Giedd, M.D.
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Jay N. Giedd, M.D.

Chief of the Unit on Brain Imaging in the Child Psychiatry Branch at the NIMH

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My daughter was diagnosed with autism at age 22. Is this common?

Donor Stories

Sylvia Hughes and Reagan

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A Grandmother's Story

This week Sylvia Hughes is traveling to celebrate her grandson's 8th birthday with him. She always visits her grandchildren for their birthdays, even though she and her husband live on the opposite side of the country. {C} "As grandparents we are as close to them as we can be given the distance...

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