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Our Obsession with the Synapse in Autism – Is It Really that Simple?

March 27, 2016by Emily Casanova 3 Comments

Ever since synaptic gene mutations were discovered in autism, the scientific world has been obsessed [1, 2]. Interestingly, however, these synapse-specific genes make up only a small minority of autism […]

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Not All Mutations in Autism Are Just about Loss- or Gain-of-Function

September 27, 2015by Emily Casanova 5 Comments

A few weeks ago I wrote about cell stress and its relationship with epilepsy. I reviewed how the accumulation of misfolded proteins within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) can lead to […]

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Changes to Nervous System Patterning in Autism

August 23, 2015by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

A good deal of my recent work has been focused on studying deviations to neuronal identity in relation to autism etiology. Though we use the term “neuron” to describe large […]

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When the Brain Is Under Stress, It Gets Excited Thanks to GABA

March 8, 2015by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

I’ve written previously about the dual excitatory-inhibitory roles GABA plays during development and adulthood. Interestingly, when it comes to many neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and epilepsy, we keep revisiting this […]

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Neuronal Immaturity in Autism, Schizophrenia, and Bipolar: Some Common Mechanisms?

December 21, 2014by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

My last few blog posts on Science Over a Cuppa have focused on some of our recent genomics work involving neuronal immaturity in autism [1, 2]. Specifically, I’ve talked about […]

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Our Latest Publication: Genetics studies indicate that neural induction and early neuronal maturation are disturbed in autism

November 23, 2014by Emily Casanova 1 Comment

Just this month we published our latest manuscript in the journal, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, titled, “Genetics studies indicate that neural induction and early neuronal maturation are disturbed in autism.” […]

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Sex Differences, GABA Signaling, and Autism Risk

October 5, 2014by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

Awhile back, I wrote about how the neurotransmitter, GABA, can behave as an excitatory signal in certain cell types rather than the inhibitory signal with which we’re more familiar. As […]

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Excitatory GABA

July 20, 2014by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, otherwise more commonly known by its acronym, “GABA,” is a primary neurotransmitter of the central nervous system. While most of us may be more familiar with the concept […]

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How Might Autism & Diabetes Be Related?

October 6, 2013by Emily Casanova 9 Comments

Back in 2012, researchers associated with the M.I.N.D. Institute in California reported a study in which significant links were found between a “Metabolic Syndrome” in mothers and the occurrence of […]

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