ReviewNeural plasticity2011
Autism: a "critical period" disorder?
Review in Neural plasticity, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 182 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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182 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and auditory sensory alterations: a systematic review on the integrity of cognitive and neuronal functions related to auditory processing.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2023Pooled it
- The Value of Brain Imaging and Electrophysiological Testing for Early Screening of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- Critical period plasticity-related transcriptional aberrations in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.Schizophrenia research · 2019Pooled it
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- Pollutant Burden in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Mechanistic Convergence, Genetic Susceptibility, and Clinical Translation.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
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- The criticome as the window of becoming: Toward a novel and comprehensive framework for understanding the critical period of information integration in human development.Brain health : lifelong brain resilience and longevity · 2026Article
- The ASD Risk GenebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Bazedoxifene reverses sexually dimorphic autistic-like abnormalities in biallelic MDGA1-mutant mice.EMBO molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Enhancing Experience-Dependent Plasticity Accelerates Vision Loss in a Murine Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- The regenerative period of somatosensory nerves is closed by a DCC signaling axis.PLoS genetics · 2026Article
- ImmatureProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Altered Auditory Maturation in Fragile X Syndrome and Its Involvement in Audiogenic Seizure Susceptibility.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Article
- ImmaturebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- The Development of Lateralized Brain Oscillations in Infants: Lessons From Autism.Developmental psychobiology · 2025Article
- Sleep Disorders in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Developmental Impact and Intervention Strategies.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Enhancing experience-dependent plasticity accelerates vision loss in a murine model of retinitis pigmentosa.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Phenotypic variation in neural sensory processing by deletion size, age, and sex in Phelan-McDermid syndrome.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2025Article
- General anesthesia in early infancy accelerates visual cortical development.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Neuroplasticity-Based Approaches to Sensory Processing Alterations in Autism Spectrum Disorder.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
Cortical circuits in the brain are refined by experience during critical periods early in postnatal life. Critical periods are regulated by the balance of excitatory and inhibitory (E/I) neurotransmission in the brain during development. There is now increasing evidence of E/I imbalance in autism, a complex genetic neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosed by abnormal socialization, impaired communication, and repetitive behaviors or restricted interests. The underlying cause is still largely unknown and there is no fully effective treatment or cure. We propose that alteration of the expression and/or timing of critical period circuit refinement in primary sensory brain areas may significantly contribute to autistic phenotypes, including cognitive and behavioral impairments. Dissection of the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing well-established critical periods represents a powerful tool to identify new potential therapeutic targets to restore normal plasticity and function in affected neuronal circuits.
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