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Tag: social impairments

July 01, 2022

Oxytocin regulates changes in social brain circuits connectivity in a Cntnap2 mouse model of autism By Azra Jaferi
Molecule of oxytocin, a hormone released from the neurohypophysis, 3D illustration. It causes uterine contraction and milk ejection, used in gynecology and lactation treatment

April 29, 2022

SFARI Autism Rat Models Consortium awardees announced
Photo taken in Garkalne, Latvia

December 17, 2021

SFARI 2021 Pilot awardees announced
Neuromuscular junction. Fluorescent confocal light micrograph of the junction between a nerve cell and a muscle (not seen). The axon of the nerve cell (neuron) has been tagged with a blue dye. The axon ends at end plates, which form junctions called synapses with the muscle cells. The end plates have been dyed red here by tagging them with the snake venom alpha-bungarotoxin, which binds to them. When a nerve signal reaches the synapse, it causes the synaptic vesicles to rupture, releasing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The protein synaptophysin, found in the vesicles, is dyed green. Acetylcholine binds to receptors on the muscle cells, causing them to contract. Magnification: x120 when printed 10cm wide.

September 30, 2021

Fetal responses to maternal infection may help explain prevalence of autism in males By Kris Dickson

September 29, 2021

2021 SFARI Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science awardees announced
Young teenage girl and child therapist during EEG neurofeedback session. Electroencephalography concept.

September 28, 2021

Probing the neural circuits of social interactions in monkeys By Kris Dickson
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