Brain Organoids Provide a Window Into Autism – Neuroscience News

Brain Organoids Provide a Window Into Autism – Neuroscience News

Summary: Investigating the effects of genetic abnormalities associated with autism and human brain development, researchers found brain organoids engineered to have lower levels of the ASD-associated SHANK3 gene had distinct features including neural firing hyperactivity, disruptions in pathways that cause cells to adhere to each other, and indications of ineffective neurotransmission. Source: University of Utah … Read more