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AI system self-organises to develop features of brains of complex organisms

20 November 2023

Cambridge scientists have shown that placing physical constraints on an artificially-intelligent system – in much the same way that the human brain has to develop and operate within physical and biological constraints – allows it to develop features of the brains of complex organisms in order to solve tasks.

Teenagers at greatest risk of self-harming could be identified almost a decade earlier

15 June 2021

Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost a decade before they begin self-harming.

Significant increase in depression seen among children during first lockdown

08 December 2020

̽��ֱ��first lockdown led to a significant increase in symptoms of depression among children, highlighting the unintended consequences of school closures, according to a new study from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge.

Transgender and gender-diverse individuals are more likely to be autistic and report higher autistic traits

07 August 2020

Transgender and gender-diverse adults are three to six times more likely as cisgender adults (individuals whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth) to be diagnosed as autistic, according to a new study by scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre.

Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and childhood maltreatment

29 October 2019

People with a higher genetic likelihood of autism are more likely to report higher childhood maltreatment, self-harm and suicidal thoughts according to a new study by researchers at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge. A better understanding of these issues is critical to improving wellbeing in autistic people. ̽��ֱ��results are published today in Molecular Psychiatry.

Over half a million people take part in largest ever study of psychological sex differences and autistic traits

12 November 2018

Scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge have completed the world’s largest ever study of typical sex differences and autistic traits. They tested and confirmed two long-standing psychological theories: the Empathising-Systemising theory of sex differences and the Extreme Male Brain theory of autism.

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