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Early training forestalls motor, memory difficulties in mouse model of Rett syndrome – Spectrum
Motor and memory training early in life postpones the onset of difficulties in those areas in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, and stimulating neurons involved in…
Swim test: Locating an underwater platform activates specific neurons, which are labeled with a genetic marker, in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. Courtesy of Nathan Achilly
Motor and memory training early in life postpones the onset of difficulties in those areas in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, according to a study published today in Nature. Stimulating neurons involved in those skills appears to mimic the effects of training.
Mutations in the gene MECP2 cause Rett syndrome, which often overlaps…
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