Model of autism: Increased ratio of excitation/inhibition in key neural systems

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 255-267

  Rubenstein, J L R ^a   Merzenich, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Genetics; Model; Neural excitation; Neural inhibition; Neural systems

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BRAIN MONOAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISEASE MODEL; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXCITATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; INHERITANCE; MEMORY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS;

EID: 0242291090     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-183X.2003.00037.x     Document Type: Review

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