Biology Open<p>Sierra Dixon, Bailey Calder &amp;co show that valproic acid exposure leads to a delay in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/zebrafish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zebrafish</span></a> optic tectum <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/neurogenesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurogenesis</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/neuron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuron</span></a> specification:</p><p><a href="https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/12/1/bio059567/286805/Valproic-acid-affects-neurogenesis-during-early" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.biologists.com/bio/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/12/1/bio059567/286805/Valproic-acid-affects-neurogenesis-during-early</span></a></p><p>“Overall, our findings provide an initial characterisation of the deviances in development of the optic tectum in an Autism model”</p><p>Check out this interview with co-first author Bailey to find out more: </p><p><a href="https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/12/1/bio059820/286698/First-person-Bailey-Calder" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.biologists.com/bio/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/12/1/bio059820/286698/First-person-Bailey-Calder</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/OpticTectum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpticTectum</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Axonogenesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Axonogenesis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Dendritogenesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dendritogenesis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BiologyOpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiologyOpen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DevBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevBio</span></a></p>