People say between 150 and 200 words a minute on average during a casual conversation.
Haley Dresang, PhD – Slide of the Week
Title: Semantic but not sensory-motor neural routes are shared across language and action domains Legend: Figure A – Compared to matched neurotypical (NT) participants, patients with left-hemisphere cerebrovascular accident (LCVA) imitated unnamed meaningful gestures more …
Drawn to art: Waisman celebrates artists of all abilities with unique collection
Lang likes to draw buildings and geometric shapes. Most of his drawings focus on interior spaces or places that have meaning to him like different places he has lived, a favorite restaurant, or exteriors of his home.
John Svaren joins research office leadership team
John Svaren, professor of Comparative Biosciences at the School of Veterinary Medicine and director of the Waisman Center IDD Models Core, has been named the interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the Biological Sciences.
Maureen S. Durkin, PhD, DrPH – Slide of the Week
Autistic people are often described as “low-” or “high-functioning” based on their scores on cognitive tests. These terms are common in publications and in everyday communication.
The community boards that unite us: A circle of friends, visitors, and constituent advisors
A place such as the Waisman Center needs help to not only function at its highest level but to also ensure the needs of the community it serves are being met. This requires constant feedback, assistance, and support from various community partners.
Richard J Davidson, PhD – Slide of the Week
Accumulating evidence indicates that asthma has systemic effects and impacts brain function.
Douglas C Dean, III, PhD – Slide of the Week
Title: Gray matter microstructure differences in autistic males: A gray matter based spatial statistics study Citation: DiPiero, M. A., Surgent, O. J., Travers, B. G., Alexander, A. L., Lainhart, J. E., & Dean Iii, D. …
Christopher L. Coe, PhD – Slide of the Week
The relative abundance of only some taxa (e.g., Bifidobacteriaceae) were specifically associated with progesterone.
A parent-mediated physical activity intervention helps autistic kids acquire fundamental motor skills
Autistic children show lower physical activity and fundamental motor skills such as running, jumping, or throwing compared to non-autistic children.