Mice can’t ‘tune out’ stimuli, mimicking sensory hypersensitivity in humans

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 07:42 in Biology & Nature

By tickling the whiskers of mice, and recording how they respond, UCLA researchers may be closer to understanding why many children with autism cover their ears when they hear loud sounds or can’t tolerate scratchy ... Read more

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