Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that is activated both when ... The "broken mirror theory" of autism postulates that these neurons are at the heart of the disorder. However, some claims ...

Layer 5 pyramidal neurons play a critical role in integrating and distributing information across neural circuits in the brain. These neurons are found in the outer layers of ... The study highlights ...

neuroscientists used brain imaging data of more than 11,000 children aged 9 to 11, to compare the structures of neurons in their brains. Imaging of nearly 150 children with autism was compared to ...

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 ...

They compared images ... autism. Neuron density, or the number of brain cells in a given volume of the brain, has long been considered a proxy for brain function. (Beul 2019) Dense clusters of ...

Earlier studies with monkeys revealed that brain cells called mirror neurons respond both when we do something, like pick up an object, and when we simply watch someone else do it. It was known ...

IIT Madras released 5,132 high-resolution 3D images of fetal brains ... aids researchers in understanding fetal brain development and related conditions like autism. The project, significantly ...