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  1. High-Resolution Rodent Movement Tracking Provides the Opportunity To Link Autism Risk Genes With Behavioral Presentations

    January 26, 2022
  2. A Machine-Learning Framework for Prioritizing Disease-Associated Enhancers

    January 25, 2022
  3. SFARI Gene To Introduce EAGLE, a New ASD-Relevance Gene Scoring System

    December 10, 2021
  4. Altered Hormone Signaling in the Brainstem Causes Motor Delays in 16p11.2 Mice

    November 22, 2021
  5. RhoA Overactivation May Underlie Smaller Brain Volumes in Cul3 Mutant Mice

    November 16, 2021
  6. Tandem Repeat Mutations in Autism

    November 16, 2021
  7. Perceptual Impairments and Altered Excitatory–Inhibitory Activity in Cntnap2 Knockout Mice

    September 30, 2021
  8. Fetal Responses to Maternal Infection May Help Explain Prevalence of Autism in Males

    September 30, 2021
  9. Study Using SPARK Data Uncovers New Inherited Genetic Risks for Autism

    September 28, 2021
  10. Probing the Neural Circuits of Social Interactions in Monkeys

    September 28, 2021
  11. Excessive Dendritic Spine Clusters in MECP2 Duplication Syndrome Mouse Model

    August 25, 2021
  12. Large Cohorts Aid in Genotype-Phenotype Analyses

    August 25, 2021
  13. Sensory Habituation Is Reduced in Autism

    August 25, 2021
  14. Rare Inherited Variants in Previously Unsuspected Genes May Confer Significant Risk for Autism

    July 26, 2021
  15. Impaired Long–Range Communication and Reduced Anxiety–Related Behavior in Pogz Deficient Mice

    July 20, 2021
  16. Pupil Responses Predict Reward Sensitivity and Autism Status

    July 19, 2021
  17. Cellular System To Screen ASD Risk Gene Function

    July 19, 2021
  18. 2021 Autism BrainNet Appreciation Award: Recipients Announced

    June 9, 2021
  19. Mitochondrial Deficiency and Fragile X Syndrome

    May 24, 2021
  20. Neural Circuitry of Sociability in Mice

    May 24, 2021
  21. Sex Differential Effects of Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance in Autism

    March 24, 2021
  22. ASD Risk Genes and Homeostatic Plasticity

    March 24, 2021
  23. Parental Influence on Language Development in Infants at High and Low Risk for Autism

    February 5, 2021
  24. Mutations in ACTL6B Are Linked to a Form of Recessive Autism

    February 5, 2021
  25. MeCP2 and VIP-Interneurons

    February 5, 2021
  26. Role of WNT Signaling in Tbr1-Mutant Phenotypes

    November 19, 2020
  27. Functional Impact of PTEN Missense Mutations

    November 19, 2020
  28. Molecular Mechanisms of Fragile X Syndrome

    October 19, 2020
  29. Microexon Splicing and Translation in ASD

    October 15, 2020
  30. First 1,000 Participants in RI-CART Study

    September 14, 2020
  31. Foxp1 and the Striatum

    September 14, 2020
  32. Paraventricular Oxytocin Neurons Support Social Behavior

    August 7, 2020
  33. USP9X Mutation Defines a Neurodevelopmental Syndrome

    August 3, 2020
  34. Exome Sequencing Identifies New ASD Risk Genes

    July 30, 2020
  35. Shank3 Is Necessary for Homeostatic Plasticity

    June 11, 2020
  36. Shank3 Mutation R1117X Affects Interneuron Function

    May 22, 2020
  37. C. elegans Screen for ASD Risk Gene–Associated Phenotypes

    May 11, 2020
  38. Cell-Type-Specific Effects of Loss of Autophagy in the Striatum

    May 11, 2020
  39. Genetic Mutations Linked to Kleefstra Syndrome Converge on Similar Neuronal Hyperactivity Phenotypes

    May 1, 2020
  40. Autism Spectrum Disorder Risk Assessment Through Quantification of Sperm Mosaicism

    March 24, 2020
  41. Neural Encoding of Social Signals in Mice

    March 24, 2020
  42. Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Autism Mouse Models

    March 23, 2020
  43. Noise Hypersensitivity in PTCHD1-Associated ASD

    February 21, 2020
  44. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Have a Similar Profile of Rare Mutations

    February 21, 2020
  45. T-Lymphocytes Target Astrocytes in the Postmortem Autism Brain

    February 10, 2020
  46. Binocular Rivalry: A Noninvasive Biomarker of Inhibitory Signaling in the Brain?

    December 12, 2019
  47. Modulating the Expression and Activity of the Potassium-Chloride Cotransporter KCC2

    November 25, 2019
  48. Allelic Imbalance in ASD-Associated Gene Expression

    November 18, 2019
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