SFN 2017
Rodent ratings reveal periods of vulnerability to harmful exposures
Nongenetic rodent models most relevant to autism tend to be those exposed to environmental agents in the womb or shortly after birth.
Spectrum: Autism Research News
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Society for Neuroscience 2017
November 2017
SFN 2017
Face processing may improve over time in children with autism
The activity of the brain’s face detector, the fusiform gyrus, in response to faces is greater in adolescents with autism than it is in younger children with the condition.
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SFN 2017
Cancer drug wards off seizures in mouse model of tuberous sclerosis
A drug called rapamycin prevents seizures in a mouse model of the autism-related condition tuberous sclerosis complex.
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SFN 2017
Powerful duo of techniques charts signals’ path through brain
Combining a brain imaging technique with a neuron stimulation method can reveal how activity at one site travels through neural networks in the brain.
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SFN 2017
Wireless Miniscope ties seizures to spatial memory problems
A wireless miniature microscope lets researchers peer into the brains of mice as they run along a 25-foot track.
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SFN 2017
‘Fragile’ behaviors mar studies of popular autism mouse model
Researchers should proceed with caution when studying the behavior of one of the most popular mouse models of autism: the fragile X mouse model.
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SFN 2017
Fragile X behaviors may stem from gene’s loss in specific cells
Deleting FMR1, the gene mutated in fragile X syndrome, in subsets of mouse neurons leads to distinct features of the condition.
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Realistic social test identifies new language area in brain
A test designed to capture the dynamic back-and-forth of conversation suggests the existence of a new language area in the brain.
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SFN 2017
Researchers simulate neuron down to sub-micron detail
A software program can simulate a neuron with realistic 3-D detail in a matter of hours.
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SFN 2017
Brain cells spun from skin point to subtypes of autism
Neurons derived from people with a syndromic form of autism look and behave differently than do those from people with classic autism.