Spectrum Profile – Christine Wu Nordahl, doing whatever it takes to get good data
An article about Dr. Nordahl’s life experiences that have shaped her as a scientist. “APP, GAIN and NeuroTeens, she says, are all about finding “the people whose voices are less heard.”
Dr. Nordahl is interviewed by Fiona Murden about recent research Autism in girls, how the autistic brain experiences anxiety differently to a typical brain and what this looks like in the developing brain
Christine Wu Nordahl talks with host Andrew Dakopolos about her career trajectory, including her early interest in how the brain worked, learning and memory, and her pioneering work to make studies more inclusive. This included new methods to obtain brain scans of people with intellectual disabilities and younger children, and a focus on recruiting more girls. She also talks with Dakopolos about the importance of more autistic researchers to help guide the field.