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The Search For Autism Treatments Aided By Study Of Social Bonding In Prairie Voles
April 29, 2011 by NewsBot
Researchers at the Center for Translational Social Neuroscience (CTSN) at Emory University are focusing on prairie voles as a new model to screen the effectiveness of drugs to treat autism. They are starting with D-cycloserine, a drug Emory researchers have shown enhances behavioral therapy for phobias and also promotes pair bonding among prairie voles...


