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The role of interneurons in autism and Tourette Syndrome

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Rapanelli, Maximiliano, Frick, Luciana Romina, Pittenger, Christopher·2017·Trends in Neurosciences

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The brain includes multiple types of interconnected excitatory and inhibitory neurons that together allow us to move, think, feel, and interact with the environment. Inhibitory interneurons (INs) comprise a small, heterogeneous fraction, but they exert a powerful and tight control over neuronal activity and consequently modulate the magnitude of neuronal output and, ultimately, information processing. IN abnormalities are linked to two pediatric psychiatric disorders with high comorbidity: autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Tourette syndrome (TS). Studies probing the basis of this link have been contradictory regarding whether the causative mechanism is a reduction in number, dysfunction, or gene aberrant expression (or a combination thereof). Here, we integrate different theories into a more comprehensive view of INs as responsible for the symptomatology observed in these disorders.

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  • Across the neurodevelopmental triad, involvement of fronto-striatal circuitry is implicated in the expression of respective symptomology.

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Authors
Rapanelli, M., Frick, L. R., & Pittenger, C.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Rapanelli, Maximiliano
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-07
Volume
40
Issue
7
Pages
397-407
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2620906303
Cited by
93
References
93
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3
FWCI
0.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Yale University
  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR001863)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH091861)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
inhibitory interneurons, autism spectrum disorder, Tourette syndrome, inhibitory control, comorbidities, child psychopathology
MeSH terms
Animals, Autistic Disorder, Brain, Tourette Syndrome, Humans, Interneurons, Neural Pathways

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