Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits
in social communication and the presence of restricted interests and repetitive behaviors …

Taurine is a naturally occurring sulfur-containing amino acid that is found abundantly in
excitatory tissues, such as the heart, brain, retina and skeletal muscles. Taurine was first …

Background According to recent evidence, up to 40–50% of variance in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) liability might be determined by environmental factors. In the present paper …

Autism spectrum disorders are not rare; many primary care pediatricians care for several
children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatricians play an important role in early …

Learning, attention, graphomotor, and processing speed scores were analyzed in 149
typical control children and 886 clinical children with normal intelligence. Nonsignificant …

The formation of enduring relationships between adult mates (ie, pair bonds) is an integral
aspect of human social behavior and has been implicated in both physical and …

Serotonin is an important neuromodulator associated with a wide range of physiological
effects in the central nervous system. The exact mechanisms whereby serotonin influences …

Based on the epidemiological association between maternal infection during pregnancy and
enhanced risk of neurodevelopmental brain disorders in the offspring, a number of in-vivo …

Environmental insults taking place in early brain development may have long-lasting
consequences for adult brain functioning. There is a large body of epidemiological data …

For the past few years there has been an exponential increase in the use of animal models
to confirm the pathogenicity of candidate disease-causing genetic variants found in patients …