Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a major impact on the development and social
integration of affected individuals and is the most heritable of psychiatric disorders. An …

Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social
communication and interaction and by repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by
repetitive behaviours, cognitive rigidity/inflexibility, and social-affective impairment …

Increasing evidence implicates the microbiota in the regulation of brain and behaviour.
Germ‐free mice (GF; microbiota deficient from birth) exhibit altered stress hormone …

Dendrites and spines are the main neuronal structures receiving input from other neurons
and glial cells. Dendritic and spine number, size, and morphology are some of the crucial …

Research in the last decade has unveiled a crucial role for the trillions of microorganisms
that reside in the gut in influencing host neurodevelopment across the lifespan via the …

The brain comprises an excitatory/inhibitory neuronal network that maintains a finely tuned
balance of activity critical for normal functioning. Excitatory activity in the basolateral …

Although many studies indicate the interplay of genetic and environmental factors in the
etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), our limited understanding of the underlying …

We recently showed that prenatal exposure to valproic acid (VPA) in mice causes autism-
like behavioral abnormalities, including social interaction deficits, anxiety-like behavior and …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated, in addition to complex genetic factors, with a
variety of prenatal, perinatal and postnatal etiologies. We discuss the known animal models …