Sex and gender in neurodevelopmental conditions

S Bölte, J Neufeld, PB Marschik, ZJ Williams… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Health-related conditions often differ qualitatively or quantitatively between individuals of
different birth-assigned sexes and gender identities, and/or with different gendered …

The neuropathology of autism: A systematic review of post-mortem studies of autism and related disorders

R Fetit, RF Hillary, DJ Price, SM Lawrie - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2021 - Elsevier
Post-mortem studies allow for the direct investigation of brain tissue in those with autism and
related disorders. Several review articles have focused on aspects of post-mortem …

An increase of inhibition drives the developmental decorrelation of neural activity

M Chini, T Pfeffer, I Hanganu-Opatz - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Throughout development, the brain transits from early highly synchronous activity patterns to
a mature state with sparse and decorrelated neural activity, yet the mechanisms underlying …

mTOR-related synaptic pathology causes autism spectrum disorder-associated functional hyperconnectivity

M Pagani, N Barsotti, A Bertero, S Trakoshis… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Postmortem studies have revealed increased density of excitatory synapses in the brains of
individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with a putative link to aberrant mTOR …

The cerebellar involvement in autism spectrum disorders: from the social brain to mouse models

L Mapelli, T Soda, E D'Angelo, F Prestori - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are pervasive neurodevelopmental disorders that include
a variety of forms and clinical phenotypes. This heterogeneity complicates the clinical and …

A review of decreased sound tolerance in autism: Definitions, phenomenology, and potential mechanisms

ZJ Williams, JL He, CJ Cascio… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Atypical behavioral responses to environmental sounds are common in autistic children and
adults, with 50–70% of this population exhibiting decreased sound tolerance (DST) at some …

Increased fMRI connectivity upon chemogenetic inhibition of the mouse prefrontal cortex

F Rocchi, C Canella, S Noei… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
While shaped and constrained by axonal connections, fMRI-based functional connectivity
reorganizes in response to varying interareal input or pathological perturbations. However …

Autism spectrum disorder: focus on glutamatergic neurotransmission

M Montanari, G Martella, P Bonsi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Disturbances in the glutamatergic system have been increasingly documented in several
neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Glutamate-centered …

Brain map** across 16 autism mouse models reveals a spectrum of functional connectivity subtypes

V Zerbi, M Pagani, M Markicevic, M Matteoli… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by substantial, yet highly
heterogeneous abnormalities in functional brain connectivity. However, the origin and …

The aperiodic exponent of subthalamic field potentials reflects excitation/inhibition balance in Parkinsonism

C Wiest, F Torrecillos, A Pogosyan, M Bange… - elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Periodic features of neural time-series data, such as local field potentials (LFPs), are often
quantified using power spectra. While the aperiodic exponent of spectra is typically …