ANR MIRROS

ANR MIRROS

ANR-PRC 2024 (Coordinator Dr Pablo Chamero, équipe INERC à la PRC): : Multi-Integrative Role of Oxytocin Receptor Signaling: effect on social behavior and social interaction disorders, 01/10/2024-30/09/2028 (242 153€ for BIOS)

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect brain development and lead to difficulties with social interaction and communication. Currently, no medication directly improves these social difficulties, and treatment primarily relies on lengthy and costly behavioral interventions.

Oxytocin is known to regulate social relationships and represents a promising avenue of research. This project aims to improve our understanding of how oxytocin acts in the brain to influence social behaviors. By studying its effects in different brain regions and testing intranasal administration in animal models of autism, we seek to evaluate its therapeutic potential. Ultimately, this work could pave the way for new treatments to improve sociability in people with ASD.

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