For example, an autism mouse might not be inclined to revisit a corner of a cage where it once had a rewarding interaction with a peer, says Ted Abel, the director of the Iowa Neuroscience ...

Mouse models of autism-related gene mutations may help uncover the underlying biology of autism in the long run. But autistic people understandably want tangible support now, and research serving ...

More information: Josep Carbonell-Roig et al, Dysregulated acetylcholine-mediated dopamine neurotransmission in the eIF4E Tg mouse model of autism spectrum disorders, Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10. ...

New evidence links immune irregularities to autism, mouse study suggests. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 07 / 120717141010.htm ...

Among these models, BTBR/J is a commonly used mouse model of the natural onset of autism. Studies have reported various abnormalities in BTBR/J mice, including impairment of the corpus callosum ...

Deleting a gene region previously associated with autism can cause mice to exhibit autism-like behaviors and brain changes. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Yan notes that a clinical trial for an autism treatment now underway by Oryzon, the European biopharmaceutical company, is, in part, based on preclinical studies conducted at UB with the protocol.

The work entitled " Aberrant outputs of cerebellar nuclei and targeted rescue of social deficits in an autism mouse model" was published on Protein & Cell (published on Jul. 27, 2024).

In this special episode of The Highlights, we interview Chino Eke ’22, a recent alum of the neuroscience department, whose senior thesis investigated two types of social impairments in autistic mice ...

A sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions is expediting the search for effective treatments. Developed by UB ...

More information: Josep Carbonell-Roig et al, Dysregulated acetylcholine-mediated dopamine neurotransmission in the eIF4E Tg mouse model of autism spectrum disorders, Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10. ...