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Mat with pressure sensors detects characteristic gait in dup15q syndrome
People with dup15q syndrome tend to walk slowly, have a wide stance and take short steps.

Mat with pressure sensors detects characteristic gait in dup15q syndrome
People with dup15q syndrome tend to walk slowly, have a wide stance and take short steps.
Anxiety, seizures mark mice with extra copy of autism gene
Mice with an extra copy of UBE3A, a gene linked to autism, have learning problems and anxiety, and are prone to seizures and fine-motor problems.

Anxiety, seizures mark mice with extra copy of autism gene
Mice with an extra copy of UBE3A, a gene linked to autism, have learning problems and anxiety, and are prone to seizures and fine-motor problems.
Antidepressant eases some autism features in mice
A drug that keeps neurons bathed in the chemical messenger serotonin prevents social abnormalities in a mouse model of dup15q syndrome.

Antidepressant eases some autism features in mice
A drug that keeps neurons bathed in the chemical messenger serotonin prevents social abnormalities in a mouse model of dup15q syndrome.
Dim light casts shadow on mouse sleep, behavior
Exposure to a dim light at night disrupts sleep and worsens repetitive behaviors and social difficulties in a mouse model of autism.

Dim light casts shadow on mouse sleep, behavior
Exposure to a dim light at night disrupts sleep and worsens repetitive behaviors and social difficulties in a mouse model of autism.
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The tool provides a new way to characterize cells and study neuronal circuits.

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The tool provides a new way to characterize cells and study neuronal circuits.
Tracking single neurons in the human brain reveals new insight into language and other human-specific functions
Better technologies to stably monitor cell populations over long periods of time make it possible to study neural coding and dynamics in the human brain.

Tracking single neurons in the human brain reveals new insight into language and other human-specific functions
Better technologies to stably monitor cell populations over long periods of time make it possible to study neural coding and dynamics in the human brain.