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How chandelier cells light up the brain

6/18/2020

Until now, chandelier cells were largely enigmatic, but new technology makes them accessible to researchers. Read the story »

Illustration of a couple dozen different breeds of dogs

Dog adaptations are like brain adaptations

5/6/2020

To understand autism, CSHL Professor Michael Wigler thinks about how biological systems adapt over generations. Read the story »

The status of autism research—in verse

4/29/2020

CSHL Professor Michael Wigler drafted a poem explaining what we know and what we need to learn about autism. Read the story »

Lacrosse team raises money for autism research

9/14/2018

Members of Montclair Kimberley Academy's lacrosse team raised over $2,000 to support autism research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Read the story »

Hotchkiss hosts 3rd ‘Paint the Path’ autism fundraiser

6/22/2018

Students from The Hotchkiss School participated in their 3rd annual 'Paint the Path to Autism Research' event and raised $2,500 for autism research. Read the story »

Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse

4/27/2018

A relatively small neuroscience group at CSHL is having an outsized impact on a dynamic and highly competitive field Read the story »

Newly identified genetic mutation results in disability

4/12/2018

Scientists have identified a new illness caused by a genetic mutation that gives rise to a wide range of symptoms including intellectual disability. Watch the video »

Newly identified genetic mutation results in intellectual disability and developmental delay

4/12/2018

Scientists have identified a new illness caused by a genetic mutation that gives rise to a wide range of symptoms including intellectual disability Read the story »

Autism genetics study calls attention to impaired motor skills, general cognitive impairment

2/7/2018

New research on the genetic causes of autism calls attention to diminished motor skills and suggests the importance of broad cognitive impairment Read the story »

Seahawks help CSHL tackle autism

12/19/2017

CSH Seahawks Varsity football team present Professor Michael Ronemus with a check for $5,000 toward autism research Read the story »

New statistical method finds shared ancestral gene variants involved in autism’s cause

6/21/2017

Researchers find children with autism are genetically more like other autistic children than their unaffected siblings. Read the story »

In mouse model of Rett syndrome, research reveals how adult learning is impaired in females

1/18/2017

Researchers found that the failure of the Mecp2 gene, which leads to Rett syndrome, has biological consequences later in life. Read the story »

Why is autism more common in boys?

4/29/2016

Ivan Iossifov talks about some of the reasons why autism disproportionately effects boys on a genetic level. Read the story »

What do autism “risk genes” do?

4/21/2016

A discussion with Ivan Iossifov with what exactly the term "risk genes" means and what they do. Read the story »

How many autism “risk genes” have scientists found?

4/14/2016

A look at the research which points to the different genes potentially at the root of autism. Read the story »