The Cell Press publication Trends in Neuroscience recently spotlighted the Silverman Lab’s latest work with the Ube3a deletion rat model of Angelman Syndrome. The article, authored by Dr. Peter Kind and colleagues affiliated with the Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB), discusses cross-species considerations in modeling neurodevelopmental disorders and uses Berg et al. (JNeuro, 2021) as an exemplary study in taking advantage of species-specific behaviors. Read the article here: Trends in Neuroscience Spotlight