This study has identified the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) as a key area in the brain responsible for sensory hypersensitivity in autism spectrum disorders. Utilizing a mouse model with a Grin2b gene mutation, heightened neural activity and connectivity in the ACC was observed. Suppressing this hyperactivity normalized the sensory hypersensitivity, offering new insights into treatment options

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02572-y (open access)

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    Suppressing this hyperactivity normalized the sensory hypersensitivity, offering new insights into treatment options

    What did they do to suppress it? (Asking for a friend.)

    Edit: “Chemogenetic inhibition of ACC…”

    Okay yeah a bit unaccessible to me my friend.