Stanford Brain Development

07/28/2023

Check out our new publication with the Neuropsychopharmacology Journal! This new study reveals brain dynamics and circuit mechanisms of MPH in childhood ADHD, shedding light on neural activity, behavior, and medication response: https://rdcu.be/dhI80

Methylphenidate is a widely used and effective treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet the underlying neural mechanisms and their relationship to changes in behavior are not fully understood. Specifically, it remains unclear how methylphenidate affects brain and behavioral...

07/28/2023

Our research (V. Menon & P. Mistry) using A.I. is featured by the
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence! This new work helps us understand how the brain recognizes numbers and may shed light on math disabilities: https://hai.stanford.edu/news/neural-networks-help-us-understand-how-brain-recognizes-numbers
Stanford Psych Stanford University School of Medicine

New research using artificial intelligence suggests that number sense in humans may be learned, rather than innate. This tool may help us understand mathematical disabilities.

07/14/2023

Our study is featured in Stanford Med News!


Children with autism have broad memory difficulties, read more at: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/07/children-autism-memory.html…

06/24/2023

Join us at Summer Scamper 2023 at Stanford tomorrow, Sunday 6/25 from 9am-12pm! We'll have games, prizes, and information about our research in math learning, autism, and ADHD. Learn how you can participate in our studies. Visit https://www.summerscamper.org/2023 for more details!

Whether you Scamper in-person or Scamper in place, there’s many ways you can participate to show your support of our patients and their families at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford!

06/08/2023

Please have a look at our latest findings in ADHD research by authors Weidong Cai, Stacie Warren, et al. as published in Translational Psychiatry

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Cognitive control deficits are a hallmark of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Theoretical models posit that cognitive control involves reactive and proactive control processes but their distinct roles and inter-relations in ADHD are not known, and the contributions of pro...

03/24/2023

Come find our table at the 16th Annual Autism Update at Stanford this Saturday, March 25! You can learn about our studies in Autism and how to participate and make difference in autism research. This is a great event to learn about ways to navigate life with autism and learn the latest research. For more details: https://events.stanford.edu/event/16th_annual_autism_update?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Stanford+University

Autism through the Lifespan A one-day in person conference for parents, educators and care providers of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Our annual update will focus on new research and services for individuals with autism to optimize their long term functioning. Please note: This...

02/02/2023

A Potential Neural Source of Social Communication Difficulties in Autism Is Identified:

Many children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty communicating and establishing social bonds with others. A good deal of brain research seeking to explain why this might be the case has focused on the visual system and the processing of visual signals, as manifested, for example...

01/26/2023

Stanford Medicine interviewed Drs. Dan Abrams and Vinod Menon on the latest findings for the neurological origin of a key social challenge in autism:

Children with autism have trouble identifying emotional tones because of differences in a brain region that processes social information, a Stanford Medicine study found.

06/17/2022

We will be at the Summer Scamper on Saturday, July 18! Come find our table where there will be games and prizes for kids, and learn more about various brain development research studies and how you can partner with us.


Event details: https://events.stanford.edu/event/summerscamper

03/30/2022

Check out our latest article in autism, "Neural decoding of emotional prosody in voice-sensitive auditory cortex predicts social communication abilities in children," as published in the journal Cerebral Cortex:

Abstract. During social interactions, speakers signal information about their emotional state through their voice, which is known as emotional prosody. Little i

03/17/2022

Join us this Saturday (3/19) at the virtual 15th Annual Autism Update as our own Dr. Dan Abrams will present on communication deficits and social reward in children with autism. Meet us at noon or after 4:30m for ways to participate in our studies. Event is free but you must register. More info here:

A one-day conference for parents, educators and care providers of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Our annual update will focus on new research and services for individuals with autism to optimize their long term functioning. Saturday, March 19, 2021 9:00am-4:30pm (Pacific Standar...