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ArticleScience advances2025

Reticular thalamic hyperexcitability drives autism spectrum disorder behaviors in the Cntnap2 model of autism.

Sung-Soo Jang, Fuga Takahashi, John R Huguenard

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sung-Soo JangDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1938-9752
Fuga TakahashiDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-2616-5495
John R HuguenardDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6950-1191

Funding

Inhibitory Controls of Thalamic NeuronsR01NS034774 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI HUGUENARD, JOHN R · 1996 to 2021
$5.5M
Tracking pre-seizure dynamics to predict and control seizuresR01NS117150 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GANGULI, SURYA, HUGUENARD, JOHN R · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Chronic Axon Hypofunction in Maternal Immune Activation Models of Neurodevelopmental DisordersR01MH121075 · NIMH · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI HUGUENARD, JOHN R · 2020 to 2023
$1.9M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH121075NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS034774NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS117150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by social deficits, repetitive behaviors, and comorbidities such as sensory abnormalities, sleep disturbances, and seizures. Although thalamocortical circuit dysfunction has been implicated in these symptoms, its precise roles in ASD pathophysiology remain poorly understood. Here, we examine the specific contribution of the reticular thalamic nucleus (RT), a key modulator of thalamocortical activity, to ASD-related behavioral deficits using a

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Autism Spectrum DisorderMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsThalamic NucleiThalamusAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCalcium Channels, T-TypeDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronsSeizuresCalcium Channels, T-TypeCNTNAP2 protein, mouseMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue Proteins

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PMID40834072
PMCPMC12366697

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