Ayres theories of autism and sensory integration revisited: What contemporary neuroscience has to say

E Kilroy, L Aziz-Zadeh, S Cermak - Brain sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Abnormal sensory-based behaviors are a defining feature of autism spectrum disorders
(ASD). Dr. A. Jean Ayres was the first occupational therapist to conceptualize Sensory …

The dopamine hypothesis of autism spectrum disorder revisited: current status and future prospects

D Pavăl, IV Micluția - Developmental Neuroscience, 2021 - karger.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comprises a group of neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by social deficits and stereotyped behaviors. Despite intensive research, its …

The microbial metabolite p-Cresol induces autistic-like behaviors in mice by remodeling the gut microbiota

P Bermudez-Martin, JAJ Becker, N Caramello… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with dysregulation of the
microbiota-gut-brain axis, changes in microbiota composition as well as in the fecal, serum …

Neurotoxicity of e-cigarettes

JA Ruszkiewicz, Z Zhang, FM Gonçalves… - Food and Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
It appears that electronic cigarettes (EC) are a less harmful alternative to conventional
cigarette (CC) smoking, as they generate substantially lower levels of harmful carcinogens …

Oxytocin normalizes altered circuit connectivity for social rescue of the Cntnap2 knockout mouse

KY Choe, RAI Bethlehem, M Safrin, H Dong, E Salman… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The neural basis of abnormal social behavior in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) remains
incompletely understood. Here we used two complementary but independent brain-wide …

Structural, functional, and molecular imaging of autism spectrum disorder

X Li, K Zhang, X He, J Zhou, C **, L Shen, Y Gao… - Neuroscience …, 2021 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder
associated with both genetic and environmental risks. Neuroimaging approaches have been …

Meso-cortical pathway damage in cognition, apathy and gait in cerebral small vessel disease

H Li, MA Jacob, M Cai, RPC Kessels, DG Norris… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is known to contribute to cognitive impairment, apathy
and gait dysfunction. Although associations between cognitive impairment and either apathy …

Prenatal valproate in rodents as a tool to understand the neural underpinnings of social dysfunctions in autism spectrum disorder

AM Tartaglione, S Schiavi, G Calamandrei, V Trezza - Neuropharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Impairments in social interaction and verbal and non verbal communication are among the
main features of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The causes of ASD are still unknown but …

Superior Colliculus to VTA pathway controls orienting response and influences social interaction in mice

C Solié, A Contestabile, P Espinosa, S Musardo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Social behaviours characterize cooperative, mutualistic, aggressive or parental interactions
that occur among conspecifics. Although the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) has been …

[PDF][PDF] Panic disorder: definitions, contexts, neural correlates and clinical strategies

G Perrotta - Current Trends in Clinical & Medical Sciences, 2019 - researchgate.net
Starting from the definition of “panic attacks”, we proceeded to list all the forms often
mistaken for this disorder, such as anxiety attack, anxiety and terror, using the noso graphic …