Research
First discovery of how an autism-linked mutation reduces vasopressin and alters social behavior
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This study from the Institute for Neurosciences shows that vasopressin, a neuropeptide, regulates sociability and social aggression. The results, published in Nature Communications, open the door to treatments that could restore social deficits in autism spectrum disorder without altering social aggression by targeting specific vasopressin receptors. (Photo: Team of the Cognition and Social Interactions laboratory, […]