Of mice and men

I read your article on a mouse model for autism (front page) based on a genetic mutation in mice that disrupts early brain development and the effected mice displaying 'autistic-type' behaviors.

IAN readers should be aware that for every genetic mouse model for autism there are also environmentally induced mouse models for autism

Environmental animal models for autism:

Anticonvulsant drugs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6822256

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2790086

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10840175

Infections:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18248790

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16860408