Autism spectrum disorder and the cerebellum

EBE Becker, CJ Stoodley - International review of neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
The cerebellum has been long known for its importance in motor learning and coordination.
Recently, anatomical, clinical, and neuroimaging studies strongly suggest that the …

Behavioural methods used in rodent models of autism spectrum disorders: current standards and new developments

M Wöhr, ML Scattoni - Behavioural brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
Autism is a behaviourally defined disorder including attenuated or abnormal social
interaction and communication, as well as aberrant repetitive behaviour, with symptoms …

The human language–associated gene SRPX2 regulates synapse formation and vocalization in mice

GM Sia, RL Clem, RL Huganir - Science, 2013 - science.org
Synapse formation in the developing brain depends on the coordinated activity of
synaptogenic proteins, some of which have been implicated in a number of …

Decoding the genetics of speech and language

SA Graham, SE Fisher - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Researchers are beginning to uncover the neurogenetic pathways that underlie our
unparalleled capacity for spoken language. Initial clues come from identification of genetic …

[PDF][PDF] Diminished FoxP2 levels affect dopaminergic modulation of corticostriatal signaling important to song variability

M Murugan, S Harward, C Scharff, R Mooney - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Mutations of the FOXP2 gene impair speech and language development in humans and
shRNA-mediated suppression of the avian ortholog FoxP2 disrupts song learning in juvenile …

Developmental delays and reduced pup ultrasonic vocalizations but normal sociability in mice lacking the postsynaptic cell adhesion protein neuroligin2

M Wöhr, JL Silverman, ML Scattoni, SM Turner… - Behavioural brain …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mutations in neurexin and neuroligin genes have been associated with neurodevelopmental
disabilities including autism. Autism spectrum disorder is diagnosed by aberrant reciprocal …

[PDF][PDF] FOXP2 targets show evidence of positive selection in European populations

Q Ayub, B Yngvadottir, Y Chen, Y Xue, M Hu… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - cell.com
Forkhead box P2 (FOXP2) is a highly conserved transcription factor that has been implicated
in human speech and language disorders and plays important roles in the plasticity of the …

Foxp2

R Nudel, DF Newbury - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The forkhead box P2 gene, designated FOXP2, is the first gene implicated in a speech and
language disorder. Since its discovery, many studies have been carried out in an attempt to …

Imaging-genetics in dyslexia: connecting risk genetic variants to brain neuroimaging and ultimately to reading impairments

JD Eicher, JR Gruen - Molecular genetics and metabolism, 2013 - Elsevier
Dyslexia is a common pediatric disorder that affects 5–17% of schoolchildren in the United
States. It is marked by unexpected difficulties in fluent reading despite adequate intelligence …

Family-based genome-wide copy number scan identifies five new genes of dyslexia involved in dendritic spinal plasticity

AM Veerappa, M Saldanha, P Padakannaya… - Journal of human …, 2013 - nature.com
Genome-wide screening for copy number variations (CNVs) in ten Indian dyslexic families
revealed the presence of five de novo CNVs in regions harboring GABARAP, NEGR1 …