The "broken mirror theory" of autism postulates that these neurons are at the heart of the disorder. However, some claims about mirror neurons—including some that have been disseminated widely ...

Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, ...

is linked to autism spectrum disorder, according to a study in mice and postmortem human brains published yesterday (February 3) in Nature Neuroscience. Myelin, the fatty substance that sheaths and ...

Why would you use dancers to study mirror neurons? Glaser ... way through to disorders of emotional cognition, like I said, autism—inability to read the states of others. It's quite possible ...

the scientist who discovered mirror neurons, and the research group composed of Cinzia Di Dio, Laura Miraglia, Giulia Peretti ...

RIKEN neuroscientists found oxytocin-secreting neurons are selectively impaired in an autism mouse model, affecting social behavior. Stimulating these neurons postnatally restored oxytocin levels and ...