A reduced ability to discriminate social from non-social touch at the circuit level may underlie social avoidance in autism

Abstract Social touch is critical for communication to impart emotions and intentions. However, certain autistic individuals experience aversion to social touch. Here, we used Neuropixels probes to record neural responses to social vs. non-social interactions in somatosensory cortex, tail of striatu...

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Main Authors: Trishala Chari, Ariana Hernandez, João Couto, Carlos Portera-Cailliau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59852-6
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