Pulling threads: A new study describes how genetic background can influence neurodevelopmental phenotypes linked to a particular gene variant. To wit, when a parent and child both carry the 16p12.1 deletion, they often experience different clinical presentations. The researchers evaluated 17 classes of secondary variants and identified those that influenced risk for specific traits, such […]
Alan Lewis Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Autism researchers routinely rely on a number of methods to precisely control the activity of certain neural circuits in the brains of conscious animals. They have used these methods extensively to examine the basic neural control of social behavior and how changes in brain circuitry can contribute to the […]
