GPLS 667 CELLULAR-MOLECULAR BASIS OF AUTISM
This course provides an overview of both clinical and neurobiological research on autism spectrum disorder. After an introduction on understanding what autism is - and how it impacts people?s lives ? the course examines the neurobiological processes underlying autism spectrum condition in human as well as animal models. It also investigates changes in brain development, gene expression and sex differences, neurotransmitter systems and synaptogenesis, including recent advances in the stem cell research field.