Autism in the Balance: Elevated E-I Ratio as a Homeostatic Stabilization of Synaptic Drive
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.033
Autism in the Balance: Elevated E-I Ratio as a Homeostatic Stabilization of Synaptic Drive
Abstract
In this issue of Neuron, Antoine et al. (2019) find reduced feedforward inhibition in cortical neurons in four genetic mouse models of autism but without evidence of increased spontaneous or sensory-evoked activity.
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Comment on
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Increased Excitation-Inhibition Ratio Stabilizes Synapse and Circuit Excitability in Four Autism Mouse Models.Neuron. 2019 Feb 20;101(4):648-661.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.026. Epub 2019 Jan 21. Neuron. 2019. PMID: 30679017 Free PMC article.