Autism is difficult to study and more difficult to treat because it is an individual condition lacking precise quantification. The development of mouse models of human mental disorders has proven a tractable approach to studying the molecular mechanisms, a new review argues and highlights the current state of the art in autism research. The "mouse metaverse" is a virtual reality (VR) system to record neural network activity of two or more mice during social behavior. © NAKAI Nobuhiro (CC BY) Whether or not the autism spectrum is a disorder to be treated or a disability to be accommodated is debated by experts.

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