Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and the
leading monogenic cause of autism. The condition stems from loss of fragile X mental …

Neurodevelopmental disorders affect motor, cognitive, language, learning, and behavioural
development with lifelong consequences. Early identification of infants at risk for …

Mice and rats emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs), which may express their arousal and
emotional states, to communicate with each other. There is continued scientific effort to …

Environmental enrichment (EE) exerts beneficial effects on brain plasticity, cognition, and
anxiety/depression, leading to a brain that can counteract deficits underlying various brain …

The beneficial effects of enriched environments have been established through a long
history of research. Enrichment of the living conditions of captive animals in the form of …

Background: In recent decades, the interest in behavioral interventions has been growing
due to the higher prevalence of age-related cognitive impairments. Hence, behavioral …

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 …

We recently demonstrated that prenatal exposure to valproic acid (VPA) at embryonic day
12.5 causes autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-like phenotypes such as hypolocomotion …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS), an inherited intellectual disability often associated with autism, is
caused by the loss of expression of the fragile X mental retardation protein. Tremendous …

Abstract Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the most common heritable form of mental retardation
and monogenic cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). FXS is due to a mutation in the X …