Scientists gain insights into how Fragile X syndrome disrupts perception

(VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) A collaboration between scientists in Belgium, the United States, Norway, France and the UK has resulted in a study that sheds light on the neural mechanisms of Fragile X syndrome. This genetic disorder, which affects males twice as often as females due to males' single X chromosome, causes disruptions in the way neurons transmit information to each other.