AUTHOR=Curatolo Paolo , Ben-Ari Yehezkel , Bozzi Yuri , Catania Maria Vincenza , D’Angelo Egidio , Mapelli Lisa , Oberman Lindsay M. , Rosenmund Christian , Cherubini Enrico TITLE=Synapses as Therapeutic Targets for Autism Spectrum Disorders: An International Symposium Held in Pavia on July 4th, 2014 JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience VOLUME=8 YEAR=2014 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fncel.2014.00309 DOI=10.3389/fncel.2014.00309 ISSN=1662-5102 ABSTRACT=

New progresses into the molecular and cellular mechanisms of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have been discussed in 1 day international symposium held in Pavia (Italy) on July 4th, 2014 entitled “synapses as therapeutic targets for autism spectrum disorders” (satellite of the FENS Forum for Neuroscience, Milan, 2014). In particular, world experts in the field have highlighted how animal models of ASDs have greatly advanced our understanding of the molecular pathways involved in synaptic dysfunction leading sometimes to “synaptic clinical trials” in children.