Introduction Picture this: billions of tiny electrical signals, zipping through the nerve circuits in your brain every second, facilitating everything from recalling your first day at school to deciding what to have for dinner. But what orchestrates the precision and beauty of these processes? The answer lies within our synapses—the junctions between neurons where these […]
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Decoding Autism: New Insights from Rare Genetic Variants
Introduction: A New Lens on Autism Imagine the intricate workings of the human brain, much like a vast city with millions of pathways. Now, envision that a handful of these pathways hold the key to unlocking some of the most profound mysteries of human behavior and cognition. Among these mysteries lies autism spectrum disorder (ASD), […]