Autism

Autism, Volume 173 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, provides the most topical, informative and exciting monographs available on a wide variety of research topics. Chapters in this new release include updates on atypical brain development in autism spectrum disorder, predicting early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder using neural and behavioral measures, the roles of the endocannabinoid system in autism spectrum disorder, the neurobiology of sensory processing in autism spectrum disorder, the effects of oxytocin administration on individuals with ASD, resting-state abnormalities of posterior cingulate in autism spectrum disorder, and more.

Includes comprehensive coverage of molecular biologyPresents ample use of tables, diagrams, schemata and color figures to enhance the reader's ability to rapidly grasp the information providedContains contributions from renowned experts in the field

Preface Mirolyuba Simeonova Ilieva and Way Lau 1. The putative etiology and prevention of autism Gary Steinman 2. Role of environmental factors and epigenetics in autism spectrum disorders Roheeni Saxena, Melika Babadi, Hasti Namvarhaghighi and Florence I. Roullet 3. Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and big data analysis in the discovery of new diagnostic markers and targets for therapy development Dong Ik Park 4. Autism spectrum disorder risk prediction: A systematic review of behavioral and neural investigations Xiujuan Geng, Xin Kang and Patrick C.M. Wong 5. Resting-state abnormalities of posterior cingulate in autism spectrum disorder Mei-Kei Leung and Way K.W. Lau 6. Neurobiology of sensory processing in autism spectrum disorder  Cheung Pui Pui Phoebe and Lau Benson Wui Man 7. The role of the endocannabinoid system in autism spectrum disorders: Evidence from mouse studies Susanna Pietropaolo, Luigi Bellocchio, Ines Bouzon-Arnaiz and Benjamin K. Yee 8. The effects of oxytocin administration on individuals with ASD: Neuroimaging and behavioral evidence Elizabeth Baker and Katherine K.M. Stavropoulos 9. Microglia in animal models of autism spectrum disorders Megumi Andoh, Yuji Ikegaya and Ryuta Koyama 10. The early overgrowth theory of autism spectrum disorder: Insight into convergent mechanisms from valproic acid exposure and translational models Oswald Chen, Isabelle Tahmazian, Hannah J. Ferrara, Bin Hu and Taylor Chomiak 11. The role of neuroglia in autism spectrum disorders Caterina Scuderi and Alexei Verkhratsky 12. Oxidative stress, metabolic and mitochondrial abnormalities associated with autism spectrum disorder Morten Thorsen 13. In vitro models for ASD Sonja Simone Hohmann, Mirolyuba Ilieva and Tanja Maria Michel