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Synaptic protein’s shape-shifting skills propel plasticity
SYNGAP supports learning without tapping its eponymous “GAP” enzymatic activity, according to a new study.
Synaptic protein’s shape-shifting skills propel plasticity
Signaling pathways link autism, schizophrenia
Autism, schizophrenia and intellectual disability share underlying deficits in pathways that regulate how the brain encodes new experiences, says Jason Shepherd.
High-throughput screen finds genes that link neurons
A new algorithm allows researchers to search among hundreds of genes and identify those involved in building synapses, the junctions that transmit signals between neurons, according to a report published 14 March in PLoS One.
High-throughput screen finds genes that link neurons
Fluorescent proteins shine new light on cells
Researchers have found a new way to light up proteins in living cells, revealing the connections between neurons, according to a study published 19 June in Neuron.
Molecular mechanisms: Rats could model autism gender bias
Prenatal exposure of rats to the epilepsy drug valproic acid leads to behavioral and brain features that resemble autism, in males more than in females, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Neurochemistry.
Molecular mechanisms: Rats could model autism gender bias
Molecular mechanisms: Pruning path links autism, fragile X
The protein lacking in fragile X syndrome works with three autism-linked proteins to fine-tune the connections between neurons, according to a study published 21 December in Cell.
Molecular mechanisms: Pruning path links autism, fragile X
Rett syndrome-linked gene maintains neuronal connections
A gene linked to some types of Rett syndrome is needed for the stability of connections between neurons, according to research published 4 September in Nature Cell Biology.
Rett syndrome-linked gene maintains neuronal connections
Molecular mechanisms: Autism gene tied to neuronal junctions
Neurobeachin, or NBEA, an autism–associated gene, may regulate the transport of signaling molecules to neuronal branches, according to a study published 22 November in Nature Communications.
Molecular mechanisms: Autism gene tied to neuronal junctions
Molecular mechanisms: SHANK2 mutants alter synapses
Three mutations in SHANK2, an autism-associated gene, each lead to abnormal synapses, the junctions between neurons, according to a study in Human Molecular Genetics.
Molecular mechanisms: SHANK2 mutants alter synapses
Molecular mechanisms: Fragments of RNA regulate synapse
Small fragments of RNA, called microRNAs, can fine-tune the levels of proteins at the junctions between neurons in response to cell signals, according to a study published 10 June in Molecular Cell.
Molecular mechanisms: Fragments of RNA regulate synapse
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Some minimally verbal autistic people show signs of written-language familiarity, study suggests
But researchers not involved in the work worry the findings could be used to support discredited facilitated-communication techniques.
Some minimally verbal autistic people show signs of written-language familiarity, study suggests
But researchers not involved in the work worry the findings could be used to support discredited facilitated-communication techniques.