2011: Year in review
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The year in review
The ten notable papers picked by SFARI staff describe superb contributions that span the breadth of autism research from molecules to behavior. But we recognize that ten other articles might have been selected without loss of enthusiasm or excitement.
The year in review
The ten notable papers picked by SFARI staff describe superb contributions that span the breadth of autism research from molecules to behavior. But we recognize that ten other articles might have been selected without loss of enthusiasm or excitement.
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Using imaging technologies, he transformed our understanding of how creativity and scientific discovery arise in the brain.
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Using imaging technologies, he transformed our understanding of how creativity and scientific discovery arise in the brain.
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The cells later repair the damage, which occurs mostly in transcriptionally silent parts of the genome.
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Study questions DSM-5’s combining of autism traits
Sensory traits and restricted and repetitive behaviors are best understood as distinct but related characteristics, the new work suggests.
Study questions DSM-5’s combining of autism traits
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