Gerard Karsenty, a geneticist at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, is one of the scientists behind this decades-long exploration of fight-or-flight.
“We call autism one thing, but it’s different in every person,” said Wendy Chung, a professor of pediatric medicine at Columbia University and the principal investigator of SPARK.
Adrenaline is considered crucial in triggering a “fight or flight” response, but new research shows the response can’t even get started without a hormone made in bone.
William Byne, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons who was not involved in the study, said the findings made sense.
Adam Bisaga, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, said that “most people aren’t prepared for the changes these drugs can cause to the body.”
