A subset of women who are exposed to infection during pregnancy have an increased risk of
giving birth to a child who will later be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental or�…

A common pathological finding in autism is a localized deficit in Purkinje cells (PCs).
Cerebellar abnormalities have also been reported in schizophrenia. Using a mouse model�…

Autism is a heterogeneous behaviorally defined neurodevelopmental disorder. It is defined
by the presence of marked social deficits, specific language abnormalities, and stereotyped�…

An emerging area of research in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the role of prenatal
exposure to inflammatory mediators during critical developmental periods. Epidemiological�…

Recent reports have given a central role to environmental factors in the etiology of autism
spectrum disorders (ASD). However, most proposed perinatal factors seem to converge into�…

The developing brain is sensitive to a variety of insults. Epidemiological studies have
identified prenatal exposure to infection as a risk factor for a range of neurological disorders�…

Maternal infection is a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SZ).
Indeed, modeling this risk factor in mice through maternal immune activation (MIA) causes�…

Background Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in
social interaction and deficits in verbal and nonverbal communication, together with the�…

Epidemiological studies with human populations indicate associations between maternal
infection during pregnancy and increased risk in offspring for central nervous system (CNS)�…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is acknowledged as a highly heterogeneous, behaviorally
defined neurodevelopmental disorder with multiple etiologies. In addition to its high�…