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Research articles covering work related to austism spectrum disorders are provided below.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 14, 2020·4 min read

Autism Researchers Map Brain Circuitry of Social Preference

Study reveals how two neural circuits dictate the choice between social approach and avoidance. The network connecting the infralimbic cortex to the basolateral amygdala (BLA) impairs social behavior if there is a decrease in neural activity. Another network connecting the prelimbic cortex to the BLA similarly impairs social behavior if the neural activity is increased. Read More

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 13, 2020·5 min read

Vascular Development May Be At Risk in Autism

Early developmental deficits in the formation of the brain's blood vessels cause autistic traits in mouse models of ASD. Read More

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 7, 2020·4 min read

Sensory Neurons Outside the Brain Drive Autistic Social Behaviors

The loss of the protein neurofibromin 1 (NF1) in adult male flies resulted in social impairments. The deficits were traced back to a primary disruption in a small group of peripheral neurons which control external stimuli, including touch and smell, that communicate to the brain. Read More

Autism Featured Genetics

·June 24, 2020·4 min read

New genetic mutations linked to ASD discovered

Mutations of the CNOT1 gene affect brain development, impairing memory, and learning. The CNOT1 gene also interacts with several known autism-related genes. Read More

Autism Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 18, 2020·5 min read

Unique metabolic markers detect over 50% of children affected by ASD

Blood samples reveal unique metabolic signatures in over 50% of children on the autism spectrum. Read More

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 31, 2020·2 min read

Brain imaging demonstrates weaker neural suppression in those on the autism spectrum

Abnormal sensory processing associated with ASD has been linked to weaker neural suppression in the visual cortex. Read More

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·May 28, 2020·5 min read

Autism severity can change substantially during early childhood

A new study reveals up to 30% of children diagnosed with autism had less severe symptoms at age six than they did at age three. In some cases, children lost their autism diagnoses entirely. Girls are more likely to show a greater reduction in autism symptoms and less of a rise in the severity of symptoms than boys on the autism spectrum. Read More

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·May 26, 2020·4 min read

Exposure to ‘good bacteria’ during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndrome

Rat study suggests prenatal microbial exposure influences neurodevelopmental outcomes. Read More

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 20, 2020·5 min read

Scientists find a new way to reverse symptoms of Fragile X

A new mouse study reveals a drug compound is effective at treating and potentially reversing symptoms of Fragile x syndrome. Read More

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 19, 2020·6 min read

Gene mutation linked to autism behaviors

Mouse models with one good copy and one inactive copy of the MEF2C gene showed social deficits, hyperactivity, repetitive behaviors, and significant reductions in vocalization. Read More

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·May 18, 2020·4 min read

Autism risk estimated at 3 to 5% for children whose parents have a sibling with autism

Children whose mothers had a sibling on the autism spectrum were three times as likely to be diagnosed with ASD than those whose mothers had no siblings with autism. Fathers with one or more siblings diagnosed with ASD were twice as likely to have a child diagnosed as autistic. Read More

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 15, 2020·5 min read

Group of Genes Have Altered Expression in Autism

Study points to a common gene expression profile, regardless of DNA mutations, applicable to any person on the autism spectrum. The dysregulation occurs in neural progenitor cells. While the genetic cause of ASD may be different between individuals, the behavior of the genes is similar in people with autism, and differ from those who are not on the autism spectrum. Read More

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