Three decades of valproate: a current model for studying autism Spectrum disorder
D Zarate-Lopez, AL Torres-Chávez… - Current …, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with increased
prevalence and incidence in recent decades. Its etiology remains largely unclear, but it …
prevalence and incidence in recent decades. Its etiology remains largely unclear, but it …
Life is in motion (through a chick's eye)
Cognitive scientists, social psychologists, computer scientists, neuroscientists, ethologists
and many others have all wondered how brains detect and interpret the motion of living …
and many others have all wondered how brains detect and interpret the motion of living …
Sensitive periods for social development: Interactions between predisposed and learned mechanisms
We analysed research that makes use of precocial species as animal models to describe the
interaction of predisposed mechanisms and environmental factors in early learning, in …
interaction of predisposed mechanisms and environmental factors in early learning, in …
Newborns' sensitivity to speed changes as a building block for animacy perception
The human visual system can discriminate between animate beings vs. inanimate objects
on the basis of some kinematic cues, such as starting from rest and speed changes by self …
on the basis of some kinematic cues, such as starting from rest and speed changes by self …
Zebrafish embryonically exposed to valproic acid present impaired retinal development and sleep behavior
L DeOliveira‐Mello, D Baronio, P Panula - Autism Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Prenatal exposure to valproic acid (VPA), a drug widely used to treat epilepsy and bipolar
disorder, is an environmental risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). VPA has been …
disorder, is an environmental risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). VPA has been …
Face processing in animal models: implications for autism spectrum disorder
Processing facial features is crucial to identify social partners (prey, predators, or
conspecifics) and recognize and accurately interpret emotional expressions. Numerous …
conspecifics) and recognize and accurately interpret emotional expressions. Numerous …
Social perception of animacy: Preferential attentional orienting to animals links with autistic traits
G Yang, Y Wang, Y Jiang - Cognition, 2024 - Elsevier
Animate cues enjoy priority in attentional processes as they carry survival-relevant
information and herald social interaction. Whether and in what way such an attention effect …
information and herald social interaction. Whether and in what way such an attention effect …
The domestic chick as an animal model of autism spectrum disorder: building adaptive social perceptions through prenatally formed predispositions
T Matsushima, T Izumi, G Vallortigara - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Equipped with an early social predisposition immediately post-birth, humans typically form
associations with mothers and other family members through exposure learning, canalized …
associations with mothers and other family members through exposure learning, canalized …
Avian models for brain mechanisms underlying altered social behavior in autism
A Csillag, Á Ádám, G Zachar - Frontiers in physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The current review is an update on experimental approaches in which birds serve as model
species for the investigation of typical failure symptoms associated with autism spectrum …
species for the investigation of typical failure symptoms associated with autism spectrum …
A transient time window for early predispositions in newborn chicks
Neonates of different species are born with a set of predispositions that influence their early
orienting responses toward the first stimuli encountered in their life. Human neonates and …
orienting responses toward the first stimuli encountered in their life. Human neonates and …