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TWiN 18: Autism and the gut microbiome with Mauro Costa-Mattioli

This Week in Neuroscience·Vincent Racaniello·18 July 2026·1h 11m

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Mauro Costa-Mattioli joins TWiN to discuss how his laboratory dissects the contribution of host genetics and the microbiome in complex neurodevelopment disorders such as autism spectrum disorders. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Ori Lieberman, Jason Shepherd, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison Guest: Mauro Costa-Mattioli Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiN! Links for this episode Mauro's work on TWiM 131 and 193 Separating genetics and microbiome in autism (Cell) Please take our listener poll Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your neuroscience questions and comments to twin@microbe.tv