Features
Fish, frogs, flies and other fauna in scientific firsts
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Over the past century, scientists have used a variety of animal models to advance their understanding of the developing brain and autism.
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September 2021
Features / Special Reports
Special report: Unusual animal models of autism
In the past two decades, some autism researchers have turned to simple animals, such as roundworms, fruit flies and zebrafish, for their investigations. Others have sought answers from experiments with frogs, birds and even octopuses.
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Features / Deep Dive
What studying worms, flies and fish says about autism
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Researchers are increasingly turning to simple animals to learn about autism biology and find leads for new drugs.
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April 2021
News
Poor sleep could be core feature of autism, related conditions
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Fruit flies with low expression of a gene linked to neurodevelopment have disrupted sleep, poor memory and altered social behavior.
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February 2020
News
Map of fly brain lights up millions of connections
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A new wiring diagram of the fruit fly brain is the most complex ever created.
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October 2019
News
Erasable sensor of brain activity could reveal roots of social behavior
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Researchers unveiled a reversible new technique for labeling active neurons in freely moving animals.
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August 2018
News
Mutant flies reveal key gene interactions within autism deletion
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The absence of several interacting genes may underlie the developmental problems seen in people missing a segment of chromosome 16.
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July 2018
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News / Spotted
Memory shuttle; fly eyes; gaze avoidance and more
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A protein proves crucial to spatial memory in mice, genes in the 16p11.2 chromosomal region interact in fruit flies’ eye development, and having more autism features tracks with decreased responsiveness to direct gaze.
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August 2017
News / Toolbox
Method lights up active genes in fruit fly brains
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A new technique illustrates how mutations associated with autism affect gene expression at different stages of development in the fly brain.
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March 2016
Multimedia / Webinars
Webinar: Claudia Bagni details molecular pathways in fragile X syndrome
Watch the replay of Claudia Bagni’s webinar, in which she described molecular pathways that are impaired in fragile X syndrome, autism and schizophrenia. She also discussed mouse and fly models, as well as human cells.