{"id":219019,"date":"2024-10-15T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T04:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetransmitter.org\/?p=219019"},"modified":"2024-10-18T14:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T18:34:26","slug":"syngap1-executive-function-synaptic-density","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetransmitter.org\/spectrum\/syngap1-executive-function-synaptic-density\/","title":{"rendered":"SYNGAP1; executive function; synaptic density"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 14 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[17,207,197,196],"acf":{"primary_tag":197,"doi_url":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53053\/PHEZ7464","custom_js_library":"","hero_type":"alt_image","hero_alt_image":"","hero_youtube":"","hero_video":null,"hero_layout":"full","hero_caption":"","hero_by":"","hero_credit":"","hero_bg_color":"none","authors":[107484],"other_authors":"","related_title":"Explore more from <em>The Transmitter<\/em>","related_hide":false,"related_filter":"latest","related_tag":null,"related_category":null,"related_custom":{"articles":null},"recommended_title":"Recommended reading","recommended_hide":false,"recommended_filter":"latest","recommended_tag":null,"recommended_category":null,"recommended_custom":{"articles":null},"comps":[{"acf_fc_layout":"copy_comp","copy":"<ul>\r\n \t<li>In mice, SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency affects indirect neuronal pathways in the striatum more than direct pathways. <em>Spectrum<\/em> covered the state of the science of <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53053\/QVCY3504\">SYNGAP1<\/a> last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1523\/JNEUROSCI.1264-23.2024\"><em>Journal of Neuroscience<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>The timing of neurodevelopmental gene expression, derived from single-cell atlases, is a cell-specific and dynamic process. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s12276-024-01328-6\"><em>Experimental &amp; Molecular Medicine<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>People with 3q29 deletion syndrome, which is linked to neurodevelopmental conditions, have global deficits in executive function that do not correlate with IQ scores. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0033291724002320\"><em>Psychological Medicine<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Neuronal synapses in autistic adults have reduced density, as measured with PET scans, and lowered synaptic density correlates with a greater number of autistic features. <em>Spectrum<\/em> recently reported on the <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53053\/WSDF8922\">altered balance<\/a> of excitatory and inhibitory synapses in autism. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41380-024-02776-2\"><em>Molecular Psychiatry<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_comp","aspect_ratio":"inline3-2","title":"","image":219022,"link":"","image_caption":"<strong>Counting connections:<\/strong> The density of neuronal synapses in autistic people is altered in many brain regions (colored areas) compared with that in nonautistic people.","image_byline":{"by":"","credit":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy_comp","copy":"<ul>\r\n \t<li>Autistic children and teenagers with anxiety are more likely to also have depression and problems with peers than are those without anxiety. <em>Spectrum<\/em> has covered differences in the <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53053\/PAYE6372\">fear centers of the brain<\/a> in youth with autism and anxiety. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40359-024-02044-6\"><em>BMC Psychology<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>The presence and severity of autism traits may change throughout childhood. 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