Understanding involuntary movement patterns in autism

  • Santini, Emanuela (PI)

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

A tendency to walk on tiptoe, repetitive gesticulation, nail-biting or banging of the head against a wall may be signs of a hereditary autism spectrum disorder. Emanuela Santini is studying the genes that control the symptoms, and is hoping to find an effective therapy.

StatusActive
Effective start/end date1/1/17 → …

Funding

  • Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Medicine(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
  • Geology
  • Engineering(all)

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