All articles tagged with #thalamic nucleus
Stanford researchers found that overactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus may cause autism-like behaviors in mice, and dampening this activity with drugs or neuromodulation reversed these symptoms, suggesting a new treatment target for autism spectrum disorder.
Researchers at Stanford identified hyperactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus as a key driver of autism-like behaviors in mice and demonstrated that suppressing this activity with drugs, including an epilepsy drug under investigation, can reverse these symptoms, suggesting a shared mechanism between autism and epilepsy and a new potential treatment target.