Communications Biology (May 2022)

Neocortical localization and thalamocortical modulation of neuronal hyperexcitability contribute to Fragile X Syndrome

  • Ernest V. Pedapati,
  • Lauren M. Schmitt,
  • Lauren E. Ethridge,
  • Makoto Miyakoshi,
  • John A. Sweeney,
  • Rui Liu,
  • Elizabeth Smith,
  • Rebecca C. Shaffer,
  • Kelli C. Dominick,
  • Donald L. Gilbert,
  • Steve W. Wu,
  • Paul S. Horn,
  • Devin K. Binder,
  • Martine Lamy,
  • Megan Axford,
  • Craig A. Erickson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03395-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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A large EEG dataset from 70 patients with Fragile X syndrome reveals unique changes in neural activity and highlight the role for disrupted thalamocortical modulation in local hyperexcitability.