Vulnerable neurons linked to social dysfunction in autistic mice
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RIKEN researchers have shown in a mouse model of autism that specific oxytocin-secreting neurons in the brain are disproportionately disrupted and that neurostimulation can restore social behaviors.
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Original Title: Specific neurons that secrete oxytocin in the brain are disrupted in a mouse model of autism, neuroscientists have found. Stimulating these neurons restored social behaviors in these mice. These findings could help to develop new ways to treat autism.