{"id":5310,"date":"2023-11-09T10:36:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2023-11-20T11:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T19:34:44","slug":"autism-gene-syngap1s-early-role-in-brain-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/autism-gene-syngap1s-early-role-in-brain-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Autism Gene SYNGAP1\u2019s Early Role in Brain Development: Neuroscience News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Media Mention<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n      <h1>Autism Gene SYNGAP1\u2019s Early Role in Brain Development: Neuroscience 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