Communication problems in the brainMaturation disorders of nerve terminals may trigger autism
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 11:56
in Biology & Nature
For brain cells to communicate, the contacts to each other must function. The protein molecule neuroligin-1 plays an important role in this as it stimulates the necessary maturation processes at the contact sites (synapses) of the nerves. A synaptic maturation disorder is possibly involved in the development of autism.