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Autism and friendship: It’s different for girls

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From the British Psychological Society (BPS) media release: Autistic girls are more socially motivated and have more intimate friendships than autistic boys, but are not as good as girls without autism at recognising conflict in those… 

Girls lead boys in academic achievement globally

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From the University of Missouri-Columbia media release: Considerable attention has been paid to how boys’ educational achievements in science and math compare to girls’ accomplishments in those areas, often leading to the assumption that boys outperform… 

Complex learning dismantles barriers in the brain

From the eLife media release: Biology lessons teach us that the brain is divided into separate areas, each of which processes a specific sense. But findings to be published in eLife show we can supercharge it to… 

Brain maps highlight autism disorders

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From the ResearchSEA media release: Brain maps of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show different levels of connectivity between parts of the brain compared with typical individuals. Autism spectrum disorder is a group of neurological… 

Alzheimer’s more versatile than previously known

From the Lund University media release: Accumulation of the substance amyloid beta in the brain impairs the memory and cognitive ability in people with Alzheimer’s. New findings from Lund University in Sweden show that the cause…