Autism News, Live from 2011 Society for Neuroscience Meeting

I just returned from a fantastic week of reporting on autism news at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting and Cell Symposia autism satellite meeting. Check out my stories from the trip:News stories:Researchers unveil seven new rat models of autismOptogenetics method moves into monkeysVision problems in Rett syndrome could serve as biomarkerShort conference reports:Researchers map microRNAs in autism brainsFolate low in spinal fluid of children with autism, study saysMET variants influence connectivity in children with autismValproate rat model implicates adrenaline in autismAmygdala's links to other brain regions wane with ageResearchers debut SHANK2 mouse, SHANK3 ratGenetic studies probe sleep hormone's role in autismAutism brains have noisy signals, imaging study findsPRICKLE2 is new autism candidate gene, group saysRapamycin reverses memory deficits in DISC1-deficient miceBlog/opinion posts:Different world: Most neuroscientists who study autism don't think about the day-to-day experience of people with the disorderBase hits: Why pharma isn't keen on autismVideo interviews:Matt Anderson: Turning the brain's social circuits on and offKim Huber: What is the fragile X protein's role in a neuron?Declan Murphy: New European project aims to speed drug researchPaul Patterson: How infection affects the fetal brain