Fragile X study uncovers brain wave biomarker bridging humans and mice
MIT News • 2/20/2026
Summary
Researchers have discovered that mice modeling the autism spectrum disorder fragile X syndrome show the same pattern of differences in low-frequency brain waves as humans. This finding identifies a new biomarker that could be useful for treatment studies.
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