Brain Development

November 2017

Foxp1 in Forebrain Pyramidal Neurons Controls Gene Expression Required for Spatial Learning and Synaptic Plasticity

Daniel J Araujo, Kazuya Toriumi, Christine O Escamilla, Ashwinikumar Kulkarni, Ashley G Anderson, Matthew Harper, Noriyoshi Usui, Jacob Ellegood, Jason P Lerch, Shari G Birnbaum, Haley O Tucker, Craig M Powell, Genevieve Konopka

Mice with FOXP1 removed from the neocortex and hippocampus showed reduced social interaction, hyperactivity, and spatial learning difficulties.

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