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neurons in mouse brains
24.02.2020

A study in mice suggests how an acute inflammatory immune response in pregnancy may be tied to autism spectrum disorders

Tal Tamir and Dr. Dana Rubi Levy
13.02.2020

How are social cues encoded in our brains – and in the brains of those on the autistic spectrum? 

the smell of fear: skydivers
27.11.2017

Odors that carry social cues seem to affect volunteers on the autism spectrum differently 

microglia
27.06.2016

Weizmann Institute findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in the...

Some brains are idiosyncratic
21.01.2015

A new Weizmann Institute study reveals the idiosyncratic brain patterns of autism

(l-r) Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society, Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President of the Weizmann Institute with the signed agreement
05.03.2014

The Weizmann Institute's Prof. Alon Chen will head the Lab

mouse house
17.06.2013

Weizmann Institute research into mouse social behavior finds signs of leadership and reveals “autistic” mouse society
 

Sensory axons induced to prune by trophic withdrawal in vitro
28.05.2013

Researchers discover a pivotal mechanism for shaping the nervous system

we all smile
17.04.2013

Monitoring our own facial expression along with that of others is crucial in a complex social situation

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