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Multiple mouse and human brain atlases track the emergence of distinct cell types during development and uncover some of the pathways that decide a cellโs fate. The findings were published today in a collection of Nature papers. The papers highlight the timing and location of cell diversification and offer fresh insights into the evolution of […]
At first glance, the mice in Pierre Vanderhaeghenโs lab in Leuven, Belgium, seem unremarkable. But inside their tiny heads, their cerebral cortex contains a mix of mouse and human neurons at two stages of development: Their native synapses are fully mature, but the connections formed from human cells are delayed and comparable to those of […]
Fork in the road: The amygdalae of autistic children with an autism-specific form of anxiety and those with more traditional anxiety follow divergent developmental paths. Derek Andrews The amygdala โ which is involved in fear and emotion processing and comprises a small region in each brain hemisphere โ develops differently in autistic children with anxiety […]
Pruning: Neurons from mice lacking one copy of ASH1L (third row) do not prune away as many synapses (bottom row) as control neurons (top and second rows) after stimulation. Loss of the autism-related gene ASH1L leads to excess synapses and autism-like behaviors in mice, according to a study published today in Neuron. Increasing the activity […]
The authors of a 2013 study that appeared to uncover a mechanism by which the immune system influences synapse development have retracted the paper after discovering errors and failing to replicate their findings. The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, showed how astrocytes secrete an immune protein called transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) that kicks off a […]
In a fix: mice lacking the autism-related gene POGZ have an altered expression of ADNP, which is also associated with autism. The POGZ gene associated with autism, according to a new mouse study, facilitates the accessibility and expression of genes involved in wiring the brain in utero. People with a mutation in POGZ are more […]
Another approach that authoritarian parents sometimes use is psychological control. This is when parents play with children’s self-esteem and intrinsic worth to achieve desired behavior. It’s “a kind of control where you ask your child to think like you or feel like you,” explained Dr. Loeb. A parent using psychological control might say things like […]
Immune response: rats exposed to certain antibodies in the womb have the molecules (green) in their brain. Courtesy Matthew Bruce / UC Davis Prenatal exposure to maternal antibodies can contribute to autism in different ways, depending on the antibodies involved, new unpublished studies suggest. Two research teams presented the results virtually at the Society for […]
PHILIPSBURG – A special educational funding policy is currently in an advanced stage of development and should be completed this year. Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Minister Rodolphe Samuel told MPs last Friday that the first working draft of the directive has been presented to key stakeholders, both internally and externally, for their feedback […]
Center director Wanda Young discusses student materials with NC State Senator Gladys Robinson during a tour of the Martin Dixon House Head Start / Early Head Start Center on the Bennett College campus. Ivan Saul Cutler, News & Record special GREENSBORO – A new partnership between the historically black school and the nonprofit Guilford Child […]
X-tra effects: Brain regions with an overly large influence of the X chromosome (yellow) support functions such as attention, decision-making as well as sensory and motor skills. The X chromosome has a more than expected genetic influence on the structure of several brain regions, a new study shows. The X-linked genes that may underlie this […]
