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/jdm1891 Feb 09 '25
Such a simple 'fix' wouldn't be altering anything about how your brain functions, it'd be more like current ADHD medications. It wouldn't rewrite your personality or anything, but it would alleviate certain symptoms (in this case, emotional regulation leading to better social outcomes).
It wouldn't actually fix anything though, or change you, just make some things easier.