Multi-omics study captures CNTNAP2’s far-ranging effects

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/multi-omics-study-captures-cntnap2s-far-ranging-effects/

#single-cellsequencing #excitatorysignaling #neurotransmitters #prefrontalcortex #synapticvesicles #geneexpression #animalmodels #genenetworks #interneurons #mitochondria #mousemodels #glialcells #treatments #diagnosis #organoids #CNTNAP2 #autism #axons #News

Mouse models help sniff out olfactory differences in autism

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/mouse-models-help-sniff-out-olfactory-differences-in-autism/

#sensoryperception #fragileXsyndrome #hippocampus #oxytocin #CNTNAP2 #autism #SHANK3 #News #FMR1

Oxytocin alters brain activity to boost sociability in mice missing autism gene

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/oxytocin-alters-brain-activity-to-boost-sociability-in-mice-missing-autism-gene/

#oxytocin #CNTNAP2 #autism #News #fMRI

Fish, frogs, flies and other fauna in scientific firsts

https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/fish-frogs-flies-and-other-fauna-in-scientific-firsts/

#neurotransmitters #fragileXsyndrome #Drosophila #C.elegans #zebrafish #Features #language #16p11.2 #CNTNAP2 #autism #SHANK3 #sleep #CHD8 #FMR1 #gut

What studying worms, flies and fish says about autism

https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/what-studying-worms-flies-and-fish-says-about-autism/

#learningandmemory #sensoryperception #geneexpression #neuralcircuits #spokenversion #Drosophila #technology #C.elegans #zebrafish #DeepDive #CNTNAP2 #autism #SHANK3 #sleep #PTEN