Two threads pose intriguing neuroscience questions; plus a criminal-justice policy brief.

Mice missing the autism-linked SHANK2 and SHANK3 genes in their retrosplenial cortex have trouble distinguishing between novel and familiar mice.

Compared with their unaffected siblings and unrelated controls, children with autism harbor more copy number variants in genes that govern the circadian cycle or are associated with insomnia.

Threads on a GoogleMap for the brain and guidance on communicating with autistic people in a health-care setting garnered gobs of comments this week.

Parents’ health, treatment dosages and sensory perception feature in this month’s crop of null and replicated results.

The transplanted cells integrate into living animals’ neural circuitry and influence behavior.

Common variants in five regions of the genome may determine whether someone has one condition versus the other.

Researchers can maximize the impact of their results by engaging policymakers more effectively.

Restoring the gene, TAOK2, in mice missing an autism-linked region of chromosome 16 normalizes neuronal movement during development.

Our Twitter feeds were awash with research activity this week, including a review of autism intervention studies and resources to build better data-wrangling skills.