Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered that hyperactivity in a brain region known as the reticular thalamic nucleus may underlie behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorder. By dampening activity in this area using experimental drugs and neuromodulation techniques, they were able to reverse autism-like symptoms in mice, from seizures to social deficits. Credit: Shutterstock Overactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus was shown to cause autism-like behaviors in mice. Drugs that r...