The troubled touch of autism

• Autores: Alexander H. Tuttle, Victoria B. Bartsch, Mark J. Zylka
• Localización: Cell, ISSN 0092-8674, Vol. 166, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 273-274
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A study finds that deficits in touch-sensing somatosensory neurons contribute to social interaction and anxiety phenotypes in mouse models of autism and Rett syndrome. These findings suggest that some core symptoms of autism might originate from aberrant development or function of the peripheral nervous system.