The smells that newborn mice are exposed to affect many social behaviors later in life, but how this happens is still a mystery. Scientists have
A genetic mutation linked to autism causes significant undergrowth of brain tissue. An existing medicine appears to rescue the condition in mouse studies.
Scientists have identified a molecule called microRNA-29 as a powerful controller of brain maturation in mammals. Deleting microRNA-29 in mice caused problems very similar to
A group of scientists have discovered a node in the brains of male mice that modulates the sounds they make in social situations. This discovery
Researchers have uncovered possible reasons for male vulnerability in the womb, and they’ve learned a specific maternal dietary supplement called docosahexanoic acid (DHA) may guard