Research & Publications
Research Areas
Identifying Autism Early
The Autism Center of Excellence is a leader in developing ways to catch autism early, when the potential for effective interventions is greatest.
Eye Gaze Research
Thanks to our Eye Gaze Tracking research, we can help parents and pediatricians notice possible warning signs of autism.
Discovering the Causes of Autism
Research at the UC San Diego Autism Center of Excellence is on the cutting edge of discovery into the causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Our studies focus on these main songs:
Sleep MRI
A new way to understand brain function in infants and toddlers by examining the brain's functional signature.
fMRI
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) helps us map activity in the brain.
Structural MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) reveals the neural underpinnings of autism.
DTI
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) lets us look into the microstructure of white matter in the brain.
Genetics
A specific set of genes appear to operate abnormally during prenatal development in autism.
Stem Cell
Stem cells may shed light on the underlying genetic, molecular and neural mechanisms of the disorder.
Brain Cell
Defects in prenatal brain cell development may produce early brain overgrowth that causes autism.
Research Publications
The Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) has published more than 170 research articles on the topic of autism in leading journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and the Journal of the American Medical Association.