2012: Year in review
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What stood out to you in 2012?
We packaged the year’s research highlights from our vantage point. What advances stood out to you in 2012? And where do you see the field going?
What stood out to you in 2012?
We packaged the year’s research highlights from our vantage point. What advances stood out to you in 2012? And where do you see the field going?
Top tools and techniques of 2012
2012 saw many new exciting — and often colorful — technical advances, ranging from tools that build brains from the cell up to robots that can replace neuroscientists.
Top tools and techniques of 2012
2012 saw many new exciting — and often colorful — technical advances, ranging from tools that build brains from the cell up to robots that can replace neuroscientists.
Drugs in development for autism
A look at various drugs attempting to address autism and their stages of development.
Drugs in development for autism
A look at various drugs attempting to address autism and their stages of development.
Predictions for 2013
Take a look through SFARI.org’s crystal ball to predict major developments in autism research in 2013.
Predictions for 2013
Take a look through SFARI.org’s crystal ball to predict major developments in autism research in 2013.
Most-viewed articles of 2012
A list of the ten stories that most caught our readers’ attention this year.
Most-viewed articles of 2012
A list of the ten stories that most caught our readers’ attention this year.
Hot topics in 2012
New candidate genes, drugs in development and diagnostic debates were just a few of the themes that garnered intense interest this year.
Hot topics in 2012
New candidate genes, drugs in development and diagnostic debates were just a few of the themes that garnered intense interest this year.
Director’s column: 2012 in review
SFARI director Gerald Fischbach comments on the year’s most notable papers.
Director’s column: 2012 in review
SFARI director Gerald Fischbach comments on the year’s most notable papers.
Notable papers of 2012
Among a wealth of exciting research, ten sets of papers made an impact this year.
Notable papers of 2012
Among a wealth of exciting research, ten sets of papers made an impact this year.
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New projectome captures ‘complex beast’ of serotonin system in mice
The whole-brain map—the first of its kind in a vertebrate—identifies five distinct neuron groups.
New projectome captures ‘complex beast’ of serotonin system in mice
The whole-brain map—the first of its kind in a vertebrate—identifies five distinct neuron groups.
Silent, motion-resistant fMRI expands scans in behaving mice
The method, called SORDINO, captures brain images in animals while they move and interact.
Silent, motion-resistant fMRI expands scans in behaving mice
The method, called SORDINO, captures brain images in animals while they move and interact.
Autism-linked variants converge on two molecular patterns in mouse brains
Gene activity across 17 autism mouse models occurs in either of two opposing transcriptomic states, supporting the idea that diverse genetic changes may converge on a few recurring biological patterns.
Autism-linked variants converge on two molecular patterns in mouse brains
Gene activity across 17 autism mouse models occurs in either of two opposing transcriptomic states, supporting the idea that diverse genetic changes may converge on a few recurring biological patterns.