Questions for Hyungbae Kwon: Building bridges in the brain
A new study reveals how chemicals in the newborn brain forge connections between neurons.
A new study reveals how chemicals in the newborn brain forge connections between neurons.
Cells derived from the skin of boys and men with autism share a host of unusual characteristics.
Manipulating MeCP2, the gene mutated in Rett syndrome, has revealed two neuron types as crucial contributors to the condition.
Mice with mutations in SHANK3, a leading autism candidate, may lack the neural wiring that would compel them to seek social contact.
Criss-crossing the globe on a quest for unusual DNA, researchers have discovered a rare mutation that promises insights into both epilepsy and autism — and points to a treatment.
A method that maps signaling molecules in the brain may help researchers home in on areas where seizures originate.
Boosting levels of the fragile X protein FMRP in astrocytes reverses features of fragile X syndrome in mice.
Adults with autism struggle to reconcile conflicting visual information, hinting at a signaling imbalance in the brain.
A new drug that targets a molecule involved in learning reverses some cognitive difficulties in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
Two new studies give a boost to arbaclofen, which failed to meet expectations in clinical trials for autism and fragile X syndrome.