Researchers believe they have found both a possible reliable biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism and a potential therapeutic target.
Researchers in the College of Education at UT Austin are making an impact in the field of Autism and Developmental Disabilities through an integrated model that includes three elements: Teaching, Research & Scholarship and Clinical Work.
Every time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electrochemical connection to a neighboring neuron. Biologists study how these connections are formed at the molecular and cellular level.