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New study examines sexuality of people with Autism
Elizabeth Weir
Adults with autism report a broad range of sexuality — being much more likely to identify as asexual, bisexual or homosexual than people without autism, a new study finds.
New study examines sexuality of people with Autism
Barbara Sahakian
As the use of humanoid robots proliferates, an increasing amount of people may find themselves face-to-“face” with a robot in everyday life.
Mental health and COVID-19
Graham Murray
A new study looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general population: a comparison between Germany and the UK
Child abuse and neglect: new evidence they can cause mental health problems
Varun Warrier
How do social factors, such as family poverty, or partly genetic factors, such as poor parental mental health, result in both childhood maltreatment and poorer health?
Psychedelic drugs: how the brains of informed users are different
George Savulich
A new generation of drug users—Psychonauts— are out there who possess highly detailed knowledge about the drugs they take
New analysis investigates brain function, perception, and sensory processing in Autism Spectrum Conditions
Nazia Jassim
Atypical sensory perception occurs in up to 90 per cent of autistic people—despite this, the dominant view of autism as primarily a “social” condition. This has led to sensory symptoms being largely overlooked, particularly in neuroimaging research.
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