Autism in the Balance: Elevated E-I Ratio as a Homeostatic Stabilization of Synaptic Drive

Neuron
Anubhuti Goel, Carlos Portera-Cailliau

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Antoine et al. (2019) find reduced feedforward inhibition in cortical neurons in four genetic mouse models of autism but without evidence of increased spontaneous or sensory-evoked activity.

Citations

Feb 18, 2020·Autism Research : Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research·Holly N CukierMargaret A Pericak-Vance
Jan 17, 2021·Brain Sciences·Ping C MamiyaMark A Stein

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