New research provides a potential brain-based explanation for social touch aversion in some forms of autism. A study published in Nature Communications finds that in a mouse model of Fragile X ...

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 model of autism offers insights to human patients, potential drug targets. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 05 / 160510084205.htm.

Novel mouse model for autism yields clues to a 50-year-old mystery. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 03 / 120320115625.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 ...

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. ...

The two scientists study the behavior of about 15 autism mouse models, and they have always included both males and females in their work. On supporting science journalism.

Autism has effects not just on the brain but also on the nerves in the skin, ... Autism may affect not just brain but sensory nerves, mouse study suggests. By Anna Vlasits June 9, 2016.

Scientists unravel a neural circuit that could play an important role in autism The insular cortex is an integral "hub," combining sensory, emotional and cognitive content. Not surprisingly, ...

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 ...