Publications by authors named "Kevin Thome"
Cancer and psychiatric symptoms are associated. Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is the most common psychological problem for cancer survivors. Pharmacological interventions can help, but also have major drawbacks.
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- Impairments in social interactions and awareness are common in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), but the causes are not well understood.
- Shank2 is a key gene associated with ASDs and is found mainly in the parts of the brain that process excitatory signals.
- Research shows that mice lacking Shank2 exhibit social bonding deficits, but enhancing activity in a specific brain area, the medial preoptic area (MPOA), can restore these social behaviors.