Special report: Unusual animal models of autism
Tuning into bird songs for clues to autism
Parallels between how birds learn to sing and how children learn to speak provide a window into the roots of language difficulties in autism.
Autism research makes the leap to frogs
Frogs are useful for autism research for a slew of reasons, including the fact that the animals' initial development occurs outside of the mother's body in plain view.
Getting eight arms around autism
Octopuses can solve some of the same problems as people but do so in unusual ways.
What studying worms, flies and fish says about autism
Researchers are increasingly turning to simple animals to learn about autism biology and find leads for new drugs.
What studying worms, flies and fish says about autism
Stimulant restores cell signaling, eases behavior issues in animals missing autism gene
Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have disrupted cellular signaling, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavior changes — all of which are reversed by the stimulant drug ephedrine.
Stimulant restores cell signaling, eases behavior issues in animals missing autism gene
How artificial intelligence is shaking up animal behavior studies in autism
Next-generation machine-learning tools are poised to upend how scientists study behavior in animal models of autism — and not everyone is happy about it.
How artificial intelligence is shaking up animal behavior studies in autism
Zebrafish and ‘Smurf cakes’ link autism gene mutation to digestive woes
Mutations in a top autism gene called SYNGAP1 slow the rate at which zebrafish digest food and pass waste, and may also disrupt gut function in people.
Zebrafish and ‘Smurf cakes’ link autism gene mutation to digestive woes
Map of fly brain lights up millions of connections
A new wiring diagram of the fruit fly brain is the most complex ever created.
Map of fly brain lights up millions of connections
Zebrafish show true colors as models for autism sleep studies
Sleeping zebrafish show two patterns of neuronal activity that are analogous to those in people.
Zebrafish show true colors as models for autism sleep studies
New maps of neuronal connections reveal roundworms’ wiring
Two new maps show the entire nervous system of the adult roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans.
New maps of neuronal connections reveal roundworms’ wiring
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