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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Autism program chief among National Institutes of Health layoffs
The termination is one of more than 1,000 employee cuts at the U.S. agency this week.

Autism program chief among National Institutes of Health layoffs
The termination is one of more than 1,000 employee cuts at the U.S. agency this week.
This paper changed my Life: Bill Newsome reflects on a quadrilogy of classic visual perception studies
The 1970s papers from Goldberg and Wurtz made ambitious mechanistic studies of higher brain functions seem feasible.

This paper changed my Life: Bill Newsome reflects on a quadrilogy of classic visual perception studies
The 1970s papers from Goldberg and Wurtz made ambitious mechanistic studies of higher brain functions seem feasible.
Science must step away from nationally managed infrastructure
Scientific data and independence are at risk. We need to work with community-driven services and university libraries to create new multi-country organizations that are resilient to political interference.

Science must step away from nationally managed infrastructure
Scientific data and independence are at risk. We need to work with community-driven services and university libraries to create new multi-country organizations that are resilient to political interference.