Neuroscience

Four Hurdles For A Scientific Theory Of Music

There’s a good chance that you’re listening to music while reading this, and if you happen not to be, my bet is that you listen to music in the car, or at home, or while jogging. In all likelihood, you love music – simply love it. Why?  What is it about t ...

Article - Mark Changizi - Apr 6 2010 - 12:37pm

Music Therapy No Help To Dyslexics

There is no link between a lack of musical ability and dyslexia, and attempts to treat dyslexia with music therapy are unwarranted, according to a study in the International Journal of Arts and Technology. Research into dyslexia has pointed to a problem wi ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2010 - 12:09pm

Social Skills Training For Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders

About a dozen teens with social-communication disorders sit in a tight circle, cradled in couches and chairs in a conference room at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute. They listen intently as Marjorie Solomon, the leader of the Institute’s social skills trai ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Apr 13 2010 - 11:51pm

"Social Fear" The Source Of Racial Prejudice, Study Claims

A study published in Current Biology suggests that children with Williams Syndrome are not inherently racist like the rest of the population and may help experts develop interventions designed to reduce discriminatory attitudes towards minority groups. Pre ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 12 2010 - 1:57pm

First Direct Evidence For Mirror Neurons Found

Mirror neurons are the cells in the brain that fire not only when we perform a particular action but also when we watch someone else perform that same action. Neuroscientists believe this "mirroring" is the mechanism by which we can "read&qu ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 13 2010 - 7:03pm

The Physics Of Parenting On The Autism Spectrum

For me, parenting a child with autism sometimes feels like taking high school physics. I was never a science-minded kid. I was a writer. I did theater. I was all about the liberal arts. But, science and me? We never really hit it off. Despite that, I enrol ...

Article - Mom NOS - Apr 16 2010 - 10:00am

Why Humans Resist Instant Gratification

Researchers have identified the brain circuit that underlies our ability to resist instant gratification in order to earn a better payoff. The effort provides insight, scientists say, into the capacity for "mental time travel," also known as epis ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 14 2010 - 12:50pm

Autism Basic Science And Intervention Through Art

Blythe Corbett’s insights may be unique among researchers developing new interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders – at the M.I.N.D. Institute or elsewhere. Corbett’s Social Emotional NeuroScience Endocrinology (SENSE) lab focuses chiefly o ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Apr 26 2010 - 12:57pm

Authentic Inclusion And Autism: Making It Work In The Community

The word "inclusion" sounds simple. In fact, though, it can mean many things to many people- which is part of the reason it's so tough to implement.   For example... There's "partial inclusion," wherein a child with autism is ...

Article - Lisa Jo Rudy - Apr 26 2010 - 12:53pm

Investigating The Many Different Types Of Autism

Anyone who has worked with children with autism knows that, based on symptoms alone, this disorder is comprised of several different types. Yet, surprisingly, no authoritative study exists to validate this supposition. That is about to change. For the firs ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Apr 26 2010 - 12:55pm