spectrum news quiz

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QUESTION 1 OF 8

Which biological factors may contribute to autism’s sex bias?

Gene expression differences

Hormonal differences

Genetic variants

All of the above

QUESTION 2 OF 8

Which term do researchers apply to conglomerations of organoids used to model developing circuits?

Midibrains

Assembloids

Super organoids

Embryoids

Assembloids

QUESTION 3 OF 8

Motor issues are part of the core diagnostic criteria for autism.

True

False

QUESTION 4 OF 8

Which of the following is NOT being explored as a treatment for Angelman syndrome?

Gaboxadol, a drug that ramps up the activity of inhibitory neurons

BPN14770, a drug that increases levels of cyclic AMP

Antisense oligonucleotides that unsilence the paternal copy of the UBE3A gene

Short hairpin RNAs that unsilence paternal UBE3A

BPN14770, a drug that increases levels of cyclic AMP

Astrocytes do which of the following?

Tell synapses when and how to form

Regulate neuronal hyperexcitability

Communicate with one another via changing calcium ion levels

All of the above

QUESTION 6 OF 8

Some autism-linked genes known to encode proteins that affect synapses do more than support synaptic function.

True

False

True

QUESTION 7 OF 8

Which of the following scientists played a crucial role in recognizing autism as a distinct syndrome but went unrecognized for decades?

Grunya Sukhareva

Georg Frankl

Anni Weiss

All of the above

QUESTION 8 OF 8

Most forms of autism therapy lack solid evidence for their efficacy

True

False

True

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Spectrum: Autism Research News

Test your knowledge of 2022’s autism research news

spectrum news quiz

Which biological factors may contribute to autism’s sex bias?

Which term do researchers apply to conglomerations of organoids used to model developing circuits?

Motor issues are part of the core diagnostic criteria for autism.

Which of the following is NOT being explored as a treatment for Angelman syndrome?

Astrocytes do which of the following?

Some autism-linked genes known to encode proteins that affect synapses do more than support synaptic function.

Which of the following scientists played a crucial role in recognizing autism as a distinct syndrome but went unrecognized for decades?

Most forms of autism therapy lack solid evidence for their efficacy