AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·December 29, 2025·8 min readMissing Brain Receptor May Hold the Key to AutismAutistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions. This difference supports the theory that an imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory signaling may contribute to autism-related traits.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·February 22, 2019·9 min readFinding the Elusive Drinking ‘Brake’Researchers have uncovered a mechanism in the BNST that senses the negative effects of alcohol and modulates the urge to drink. The study reports that when this mechanism doesn't function correctly, we lose the ability to recognize that we have had enough to drink.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 11, 2018·3 min readPrenatal Exposure to Cannabis Impacts Sociability in Male Offspring OnlyA new study reveals prenatal cannabis exposure can cause behavioral and neural deficits in male offspring. Researchers say male rats exposed to marijuana in virto were less sociable than normal animals.Read More
AutismFeatured·March 26, 2014·3 min readNew Clue to Autism Found Inside Brain CellsProblems with memory formation, social interactions and higher level thinking in people with autism may be partially attributed to the activity of receptors in the brain, a new study suggests.Read More
Electrophysiology·April 11, 2012·2 min readFragile X Syndrome Can Be Reversed in Adult Mouse BrainA recent study finds that a new compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome (FXS),...Read More
