Early overgrowth: In their first few weeks of development, organoids with two intact copies of CHD8 (top) developed excitatory neurons more slowly than organoids missing a copy of the gene (bottom). Editor’s Note This article was originally published 11 January 2021, based on preliminary findings presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. The results […]
Group Theory: A subset of autistic people have an over-connectivity signature of the brain, which can result from an excess of synapses. Courtesy of Alessandro Gozzi A form of autism characterized by a characteristic pattern of over-connectivity in the brain arises from an excess of synapses, according to a new study in mice. The results […]
