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Mice, neuroscience and the debate around "curing" autism
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:26:38
Publish Date: 2024-10-29 08:00:00
Description:

One of the tools scientists have used in autism research has been lab mice, genetically engineered to display similar behavioural characteristics as some humans with autism. But the value of those experiments, has become the subject of fierce debate amongst neuroscientists.

It's also that debate that gets at the heart of what we do and don't understand about autism: Should we be trying to "cure" it by identifying its genetic causes? How? What exactly would that look like in practice? Where should we be focusing our research efforts, and why? As you might imagine, none of those answers are easy, or without contention...

GUEST: Celia Ford, PhD, neuroscience; Future Perfect fellow at Vox

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