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Our goal is to understand the mechanisms underlying atypical sensory cortical development in autism, with a focus on contributions from the peripheral nervous system and interactions between interneurons and glial cells.

To achieve this goal we use a multidisciplinary approach, including population dynamics (in vivo two-photon imaging in alert mice and one-photon imaging in free-moving mice), high resolution microscopic reconstruction of synapses on cortical neurons and glial cells, electrophysiological methods (in vitro patch clamp and in vivo extracellular recording), and behavioral studies.

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