The role of GABAergic signalling in neurodevelopmental disorders

X Tang, R Jaenisch, M Sur - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
GABAergic inhibition shapes the connectivity, activity and plasticity of the brain. A series of
exciting new discoveries provides compelling evidence that disruptions in a number of key …

Behavioral neuroscience of autism

T Takumi, K Tamada, F Hatanaka, N Nakai… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Several genetic causes
of ASD have been identified and this has enabled researchers to construct mouse models …

The autism biomarkers consortium for clinical trials (ABC-CT): scientific context, study design, and progress toward biomarker qualification

JC McPartland, RA Bernier, SS Jeste… - Frontiers in integrative …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Clinical research in neurodevelopmental disorders remains reliant upon clinician and
caregiver measures. Limitations of these approaches indicate a need for objective …

A myelin-related transcriptomic profile is shared by Pitt–Hopkins syndrome models and human autism spectrum disorder

BDN Phan, JF Bohlen, BA Davis, Z Ye, HY Chen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is genetically heterogeneous with convergent
symptomatology, suggesting common dysregulated pathways. In this study, we analyzed …

[HTML][HTML] Drug development for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): progress, challenges, and future directions

JT McCracken, E Anagnostou, C Arango… - European …, 2021 - Elsevier
In 2017, facing lack of progress and failures encountered in targeted drug development for
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders, the ISCTM …

Re-expression of SynGAP protein in adulthood improves translatable measures of brain function and behavior

TK Creson, C Rojas, E Hwaun, T Vaissiere, M Kilinc… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
It remains unclear to what extent neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) risk genes retain
functions into adulthood and how they may influence disease phenotypes. SYNGAP1 …

Advances in nonhuman primate models of autism: Integrating neuroscience and behavior

MD Bauman, CM Schumann - Experimental neurology, 2018 - Elsevier
Given the prevalence and societal impact of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), there is an
urgent need to develop innovative preventative strategies and treatments to reduce the …

Increased subcortical neural responses to repeating auditory stimulation in children with autism spectrum disorder

M Font-Alaminos, M Cornella, J Costa-Faidella… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent research has highlighted atypical reactivity to sensory stimulation as a core symptom
in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, little is known about the …

Disrupted circuits in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability

CEM Golden, JD Buxbaum, S De Rubeis - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Mouse models of autism and intellectual disability display circuit-level
alterations.•These deficits link genetic disruptions to behavioral phenotypes.•Phenotypes …

Auditory processing in rodent models of autism: a systematic review

M Wilde, L Constantin, PR Thorne… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Autism is a complex condition with many traits, including differences in auditory sensitivity.
Studies in human autism are plagued by the difficulty of controlling for aetiology, whereas …