May 3, 2023 | AIMS-2-TRIALS News
Sharing scientific research data is important because it can help improve the quality, usefulness, and reliability of research. For example, it enables scientists to analyse larger data sets, which increases their ability to uncover patterns in the data. Data sharing...
Apr 20, 2023 | AIMS-2-TRIALS News
Extensive research has shown that autistic people mostly pay less attention to social cues compared to non-autistic people. Previous research has shown that on average, autistic people generally spend less time looking at faces, and especially eyes, during social...
Mar 29, 2023 | AIMS-2-TRIALS News
Scientists still do not know what underpins the core behavioural characteristics of autism, for example repetitive behaviours. One well-supported theory suggests that these behaviours stem from an imbalance between neurotransmitters (the ’chemical messengers’ in the...
Dec 19, 2022 | AIMS-2-TRIALS News
AIMS-2-TRIALS researchers have been exploring how people process faces, both in autistic and non-autistic individuals. Previous research has shown that most people find it trickier to recognise upside down (inverted) faces compared to upright faces (see image on the...
Dec 19, 2022 | AIMS-2-TRIALS News
AIMS-2-TRIALS researchers, as part of a large-scale collaboration in the Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP), have been studying the variability within autism. In a large study of over 400 children and adults, the team have found that the timing of the N170 –...
Dec 14, 2022 | AIMS-2-TRIALS News
Research studies across the lifespan Project updates: Over the past year, recruitment of participants and families to our AIMS-2-TRIALS cohort studies has grown at its most significant rate since pandemic-related restrictions on face-to-face research eased. The Leads...
