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  1. Genes Linked to Early Childhood Temperament Also Influence Autism and ADHD Risk

  2. Autistic and Nonautistic Youth Successfully Leverage Same Social Learning Strategies

  3. Fragile X Syndrome Impairs Cooperation in Rats

  4. SFARI To Fund Patient Advocacy Group Conferences and Travel Awards for Scientists

  5. Acetylcholine Helps Dopamine Reward Hard Work

  6. How an Autism-Associated Gene Keeps Synapses Stable

  7. Altered Corticotectal Circuitry Shapes Contextual Sensory Processing in a Mouse Model of Autism

  8. Using the Linear References From the Pangenome To Discover Missing Autism Variants

  9. Age at Autism Diagnosis Linked to Distinct Genetic Profiles

  10. Choroid Plexus Secretion Regulates CSF Proteome and Alters Brain Development

  11. Human Assembloid Model Reveals Region-Specific Effects of an Epilepsy-Linked Mutation

  12. Performance on a Specialized Video Game Distinguishes Children With Autism From Those With ADHD and Neurotypical Development

  13. Cis-Regulation Therapy Rescues SCN2A-Related Neurological Dysfunction

  14. Mapping Mouse Brains Points to How Autism Can Affect Expectation Updating

  15. Announcing the Recipients of the Autism Rat Models Consortium 2.0 Awards

  16. SINEUPs: lncRNAs With the Potential To Upregulate Haploinsufficient Autism Risk Genes

  17. New Study Reveals Subclasses of Autism by Linking Traits to Genetics

  18. Applications Open for SFARI Data Analysis RFA

  19. Autism Inpatient Collection Releases Genetic, Phenotypic Data for More Than 1,500 Hospitalized Children With Autism

  20. SFARI Funds 5 Projects Aiming To Understand Early Neural Circuit Development in Autism

  21. AI-Powered Tool Maps the Fine Details of Rodent Social Behavior

  22. Announcing the Recipients of the 2024 Pilot and Pilot Progression Awards

  23. Simons Sleep Project Releases Data About Sleep Behaviors and Autism

  24. Neuroscience 2023: Presentations by SFARI Investigators

  25. New Research Clarifies Connection Between Autism and the Microbiome

  26. Excessive Protein Degradation Is Identified as a New Cellular Pathology and a Potential Target for Therapeutic Intervention in Fragile X Syndrome

  27. A Novel Eye-Tracking Paradigm Identifies an Influence of Perceptual Load on Social Attention in Autism

  28. A New Approach To Analyzing Genomic Association Data Finds Convergence of Both Rare and Common Genetic Influences on Autism at Chromosome 16p

  29. Two Studies Clarifying the Role of FMRP in mRNA Translation in Fragile X Syndrome

  30. Gene Expression Patterns That Underlie Functional Brain Activity Are Disrupted in Autism

  31. Clinical Trial of Arbaclofen for 16p11.2 Deletion Has Launched

  32. New SPARK Study Identifies a Novel Group of Inherited Genes of Moderate Effect and Shows Their Links to Other Behavioral Conditions

  33. A Bidirectional Switch Affecting Phosphorylation of Shank3 Influences Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity

  34. Decoding of Emotional Vocal Cues by the Auditory Cortex Correlates With Social Communication Abilities in Children

  35. Machine Learning Reveals Autism-Specific Variation in Brain Anatomy and Its Relationship to Autism Traits

  36. Newly Identified Hypothalamic Cells Offer Insight Into the Relationship Between Fever and Autism

  37. New Assessment Tool Provides a Remote Telehealth Approach To Facilitate Autism Diagnosis During COVID-19 and Beyond

  38. Oxytocin Regulates Changes in Social Brain Circuits Connectivity in a Cntnap2 Mouse Model of Autism

  39. Loss of Tsc1 in Striatal Neurons May Contribute to Altered Motor Behaviors in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Autism

  40. Machine-Learning Model Provides Estimates of Cognitive Ability for Large-Scale Autism Studies

  41. Altered Immune Molecules During Pregnancy and in the Umbilical Cord at Birth Predict Later Autism Diagnoses

  42. Synaptic Imbalance and Disrupted Homeostatic Plasticity in Cortical Circuits of Chd8 Haploinsufficient Mice

  43. Alterations in Sound Processing in Cntnap2 Rats Provide Insights Into Mechanisms of Language-Related Disorders

  44. New Genetic Analyses Provide Estimates of De Novo Mutations in Low– and High–Risk Families With Autism

  45. Study Finds Placental Hormone Is Critical for Fetal Brain Development

  46. Human Derived 3D Brain Cultures Provide Insights Into Brain Size Changes in 16p11.2 Conditions

  47. New Study Supports Role for Disruptions in Synapse Development and Function in ASD

  48. Patchy Expression of Pcdh19 in Female Mice Causes Defects in Hippocampal Neuron Presynaptic Development Signaling and Memory Processing