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Stanford Scientists Successfully Reverse Autism Symptoms in Mice


Overactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus was shown to cause autism-like behaviors in mice. Drugs that reduce this activity reversed the symptoms. Researchers at Stanford Medicine studying the neurological basis of autism spectrum disorder have found that excessive activity in a particular b

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