Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is typically characterized by common deficits in social skills
and repetitive/stereotyped behaviors. It is widely accepted that genetic and environmental …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are neurodevelopmental and
neurodegenerative disorders affecting two opposite ends of life span, ie, childhood and old …

Insights into the evolution of non-model organisms are limited by the lack of reference
genomes of high accuracy, completeness, and contiguity. Here, we present a chromosome …

The current review is an update on experimental approaches in which birds serve as model
species for the investigation of typical failure symptoms associated with autism spectrum …

BackgroundAlcohol binge drinking may compromise the functioning of the nucleus
accumbens (NAc), ie the neural hub for processing reward and aversive responses …

Long-range glutamatergic inputs originating from the cortex and thalamus are indispensable
for striatal development, providing the foundation for motor and cognitive functions. Despite …

The zebra finch is one of the most commonly studied songbirds in biology, particularly in
genomics, neuroscience and vocal communication. However, this species lacks a robust cell …

In a rapidly warming world, exposure to high temperatures may impact fitness, but the gene
regulatory mechanisms that link sublethal heat to sexually selected traits are not well …

Rare disruptions of the transcription factor FOXP1 are implicated in a human
neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by autism and/or intellectual disability with …

The search for molecular underpinnings of human vocal communication has focused on
genes encoding forkhead-box transcription factors, as rare disruptions of FOXP1, FOXP2 …