SFN 2019
Skew in neuron numbers may explain sensory sensitivity in autism
Loss of certain neurons on one side of the brain may explain why some autistic people are hypersensitive to touch.
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Society for Neuroscience 2019
October 2019
SFN 2019
Traits of autism, attention deficit linked to small brainstem
The severity of autism tracks closely with that of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Transplanted neurons rescue social behavior but not brain circuits
Injecting cells called interneurons into the brains of a mouse model of autism restores typical social behavior. But the reason for this effect is a puzzle.
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Signaling imbalance in mutant mice supports key autism theory
Mice missing a copy of CHD8, a top autism gene, show a signaling imbalance in their brains — a finding in line with a popular hypothesis about autism’s origins.
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U.S. initiative grapples with ethical questions on brain research
Khara Ramos explains how the Brain Initiative incorporates the emerging field of ‘neuroethics’ into the research it funds.
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Spectrum heads to Chicago to cover the 2019 Society for Neuroscience meeting.