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The findings might help to explain the rise in autism prevalence over the last 20 years, researchers said.

UVA researchers are studying why some people with autism are diagnosed later in life, and are developing a tool to identify autism earlier.

A UVA discovery could eventually protect patients from brain diseases that rob them of memory and motion.

In Meghan Puglia’s baby lab, mothers and their children have a stimulating way to help researchers learn more about the developing brain – while potentially helping those “on the spectrum.”

UVA researchers are exploring whether brain stimulation can bring relief for chronic pain when medicine doesn’t help.

As Baby Boomers continue to age, new work is calling attention to an often-forgotten subset of people with neurocognitive disorders: the rapidly growing population in U.S. prisons.

In Sarah Kucenas’ lab, graduate students learn to navigate the waters as professional research scientists, in some cases leading to major scientific discoveries.

Leaders are investing in UVA’s collaborative neuroscience research to develop a comprehensive understanding of the brain and nervous system across the lifespan.

As a toddler, Ava was having up to 20 seizures a day. No medication helped. But UVA Children's experts freed her from seizures with brain surgery.

UVA is capitalizing on a growing interest in neuroscience across Grounds.