Mapping brain activity in one person doing multiple tasks creates a more accurate picture of the brain than averaging the brain activity of multiple people doing a single task.
Mice lacking one copy of a gene called DDX3X have developmental delay and sensory, motor and behavioral problems — similar to those seen in people with a mutation in the gene.
Researchers have developed a method for sequencing the genome of an intact single cell, revealing its spatial arrangement within the nucleus.
Rats missing UBE3A, the gene mutated in people with Angelman syndrome, squeak frequently but tend not to be responsive to the play and squeaks of other rats.
A new free online library contains a vast assortment of digitized macaque brain slides.
Playing games designed to hone the ability to intuit others’ thoughts and feelings increases activity in regions of the social brain.
Exposure to infection in utero may speed up the expression of many genes linked to autism — and hasten changes in brain anatomy.
A new autism mouse model carries the same mutation in a gene called ADNP that is seen in autistic people.
A new online resource aligns and improves the two most widely used mouse brain atlases.
Molecular biologist Jonathan Mill is probing gene expression’s role in autism in uncharted territory — the fetal human brain.