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/rosesandivy Feb 09 '25

Not sure what you mean, are you saying autism and adhd is the result of generational trauma? 

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u/Shadowrain Feb 09 '25

That would frame my words as a statement, when I've made it clear that it is not. We simply do have enough evidence to say that yet. Yet it remains a very real possibility that generational trauma does have some kind of implication towards that end.
There is growing data showing that there is some kind of correlation there, but alas this is not tan amount to causation. And it is quite a difficult thing to prove or disprove.
Despite the speculative discussion, it is a very important distinction to discuss whether we might be treating a symptom rather than addressing the root causes. Regardless of whether the truth swings left or right, trauma and emotional dynamics remains an incredibly important aspect to understand within Autism and ADHD, and is very worth understanding in tandem.

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u/kelcamer Feb 09 '25

You are awesome and thank you for explaining this in a direct way. Spot on.

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u/Shadowrain Feb 10 '25

Thank you for the positivity, it's been a long day and that was really nice to come back to! :)