New study links autism spectrum disorder to disrupted developmental dopamine

Behavioral analyses in zebrafish with disrupted dopaminergic signaling during development. Credit: The American Journal of Pathology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2024.02.014 Recent evidence suggests that dopamine plays a crucial role in neural development. In a novel study, investigators demonstrated the link between disrupted developmental dopamine signaling and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Their findings underscore the importance of studying developmental signaling pathways to understand the etiology of ASD, paving the way for potential targeted interventions. Their findings appear in The American Journal of Pathology. Lead investigators Lingyan Xing, Ph.D., and Gang Chen, Ph.D., Read More