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Ties that bind: Prairie voles (left) and titi monkeys (right), both of which mate for life, are good models for studying oxytocin’s role in social bonding.
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Look, listen, touch, think: Are there distinct cognitive impairments in autism, or a single impairment that leads to all others?
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Noisy nexus: The brain has the ability to distinguish and process different aspects of a scene and to choose where to direct its focus.
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Subtle signs: Parents and physicians may miss early indicators of autism in infants, such as failing to point to interesting objects.
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Of mice and men: A battery of behavioral tests in mice can recapitulate behaviors similar to those seen in people with autism.
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Think tank: At a SFARI workshop, several top autism researchers proposed biomarkers that assess either the causes or symptoms of autism.
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Atypical path: Children who have autism often appear to have a sudden loss of skills around 2 years of age. 
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Click to enlarge image Key region: Duplication or deletion of a 593-kilobase stretch of DNA on chromosome 16 is associated with autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Altered path: Genes that control the location and number of neurons during development may play a role in autism.