Features / Deep Dive
How pregnancy may shape a child’s autism
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Autism is predominantly genetic in origin, but a growing list of prenatal exposures for mother and baby may sway the odds.
Tag: CNTNAP2
December 2018
November 2018
News
Webbing around neurons altered in autism mouse models
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Lattice-like structures that surround neurons may be overly abundant — or scarce — in brain regions of three autism mouse models.
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October 2018
Opinion / Viewpoint
Brain scans of sleeping mice hint at subtypes of autism
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Mapping the effects of autism mutations on mouse brain circuits may reveal subtypes of the condition in people.
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May 2018
News
Monkey study bolsters case for brain hormone’s role in autism
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Male monkeys that avoid touching, grooming or playing with others have low brain levels of the hormone vasopressin.
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April 2018
News
Loss of autism gene makes mice sensitive to pain
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Mice lacking CNTNAP2, a gene strongly linked to autism, are acutely sensitive to pain.
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March 2018
Features / Deep Dive
Why studying autism in mice may be doomed to fail
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After more than a decade of effort, scientists are questioning whether mouse models of autism can ever capture the social deficits seen in people with the condition.
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November 2017
Opinion / Viewpoint
Electronic glow may disrupt sleep for people on the spectrum
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Exposure to certain types of light at night may exacerbate sleep issues among people with autism.
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News
Three autism mouse models marked by defects in same circuit
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Problems with social interactions stem from faulty wiring of a single circuit spanning distant brain regions, results from three mouse models of autism suggest.
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August 2017
News
Flash of light shifts social behavior in autism mice
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Turning on a set of neurons that dampen brain activity improves social behavior in a mouse model of autism; turning off neurons that excite brain activity does the same thing.
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July 2017
News
Dim light casts shadow on mouse sleep, behavior
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Exposure to a dim light at night disrupts sleep and worsens repetitive behaviors and social difficulties in a mouse model of autism.