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Deborah La Mendola
Researcher at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Publications - 2
Citations - 355
Deborah La Mendola is an academic researcher from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Autism & Amygdala. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 313 citations.
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Abnormal fear conditioning and amygdala processing in an animal model of autism
TL;DR: An ‘aversive world’ syndrome that could, even if not a primary cause of the disorder itself, underlie some core symptoms in autism, such as impairments in social interactions and resistance to rehabilitation is hypothesized.
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Predictable enriched environment prevents development of hyper-emotionality in the VPA rat model of autism
Monica Regina Favre,Deborah La Mendola,Julie Meystre,Dimitri Christodoulou,Melissa Cochrane,Henry Markram,Kamila Markram +6 more
TL;DR: It is found that predictable environmental enrichment prevented the development of hyper-emotionality in the VPA-exposed group, while unpredictable enrichment did not, and it is demonstrated that unpredictable environments can lead to negative outcomes, even in the presence of environmental enrichment.