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Errm ... about that headline. "The researchers found a difference in how sensory signals are processed in [pyramidal neurons of cortical layer 5]" in a mouse mo
by tgv 4y ago
Errm ... about that headline. "The researchers found a difference in how sensory signals are processed in [pyramidal neurons of cortical layer 5]" in a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome. That's it.
The abstract of the paper ends with "These results challenge the traditional view that FXS and other ASD are characterized by sensory hypersensitivity, proposing instead a hyposensitivity of sensory inputs and hypersensitivity of predictive inputs onto cortical neurons."
And that is under the assumption that any of these hypotheses are true(ish). While an interesting finding, it doesn't prove that it is a significantly contributing factor in (human) autism.
- tarokun-io 4y agoThanks. This is probably the most helpful comment. "Scientific" articles have such click-bait titles. I understand this is an evil necessity in capitalism, but these titles bias everyone...
- 908B64B197 4y agoUnlike most university press releases, this particular headline makes no claims other than "we have a better understanding of X".
- tgv 4y agoThe actual headline is "a giant step forward".