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1. Mental Illness Suspect Genes Found To Be Among The Most Environmentally Responsive By NIH Study

   For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain's executive hub...

2. Hyperconnectivity In Brain's Hearing Center Caused By Gene Mutation In Autism

   New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in processing auditory cues and paying spatial attention to sound...

3. Britain's First Adult Autism Survey Reveals Previously 'Invisible' Group With Autism

   New research on autism in adults has shown that adults with a more severe learning disability have a greater likelihood of having autism. This group, mostly living in private households, was previously 'invisible' in estimates of autism...

4. Evolved, Mutated Gene Module Linked To Syndromic Autism

   A team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that newly discovered mutations in an evolved assembly of genes cause Joubert syndrome, a form of syndromic autism. The findings are published in the online issue of Science Express...

5. Family History Of Psychiatric Disorders May Shape Intellectual Interests

   A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published by Princeton University researchers in the journal PLoS ONE suggest that a family history of psychiatric conditions such as autism and depression could influence the subjects a person finds engaging...