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Emotion regulation in autism spectrum disorder : where we are and where we need to go

Cai, Ru Ying ; Richdale, Amanda L. ; Uljarevic, Mirko ; Dissanayake, Cheryl ; Samson, Andrea C.

In: Autism Research, 2018, vol. 11, no. 7, p. 962-978

Emotion dysregulation is a common issue experienced by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has been associated with a wide range of negative mental and physical health outcomes. This commentary highlights the role emotion dysregulation plays in ASD by first considering the literature on emotion regulation (ER) in the general population and then summarizing the ER research in...

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Developmental regulation of expression of schizophrenia susceptibility genes in the primate hippocampal formation

Favre, Guillaume ; Banta Lavenex, Pamela A. ; Lavenex, Pierre

In: Translational Psychiatry, 2012, vol. 2, p. e173

The hippocampal formation is essential for normal memory function and is implicated in many neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. In particular, abnormalities in hippocampal structure and function have been identified in schizophrenic subjects. Schizophrenia has a strong polygenic component, but the role of numerous susceptibility genes in normal brain development...