Fragile X makes brain cells talk too much

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 13:30 in Psychology & Sociology

The most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism, fragile X syndrome, turns some brain cells into chatterboxes, scientists report. The extra talk may make it harder for brain cells to identify and attend to important signals.

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