r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Feb 08 '25

Neuroscience Specific neurons that secrete oxytocin in the brain are disrupted in a mouse model of autism, neuroscientists have found. Stimulating these neurons restored social behaviors in these mice. These findings could help to develop new ways to treat autism.

https://www.riken.jp/en/news_pubs/research_news/rr/20250207_1/index.html
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u/sagerobot Feb 09 '25

It's pretty arrogant of you to assume that all of these things haven't already been considered by the people doing this work.

Sounds like you should go and tell them how to conduct their studies since you so clearly know better than them.

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u/TheLastBallad Feb 09 '25

"How dare you criticize someone's methodology, in order to that you must be better than them!"

Are you sure you understand how science works, let alone peer review?

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u/sagerobot Feb 09 '25

Are you sure you understand how science works, let alone peer review?

Yeah I do thats why I wrote:

Sounds like you should go and tell them how to conduct their studies since you so clearly know better than them.

Did you think I was being facetious?