Autism is diagnosed based on behaviors that vary greatly among individuals, often overlapping with other conditions, making accurate diagnosis challenging. The study focuses on a mouse model of ...

Deleting a gene region previously associated with autism can cause mice to exhibit autism-like behaviors and brain changes. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

A mouse model of autism and postmortem brains of autistic individuals showed a lack of mature oligodendrocytes and less myelination than controls. Lisa Winter became social media editor for The ...

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known to play a key role in supporting the development of synapses and ...

RIKEN neuroscientists found oxytocin-secreting neurons are selectively impaired in an autism mouse model, affecting social behavior. Stimulating these neurons postnatally restored oxytocin levels and ...