A cluster of neurons helps monkeys cooperate, and a human gene makes a mouse brain look like a person’s.

Investors pour money into ‘brain medicines,’ and people with autism debate the need for a cure.

Some newborn horses have features of autism, and researchers argue over who first described the disorder.

Grad students and postdocs prove why basic science matters, and an outbreak sends a sobering message.

Home videos may ease social deficits in babies, and a supplement maker is scolded over autism claims.

An ancient drug eases symptoms of fragile X syndrome in mice, and “The Imitation Game” draws ire over an autism innuendo.

Advocates warn of a dearth of support services for the 50,000 people with autism who enter adulthood each year in the U.S., and Cell gets cute with a stop-motion video about chromatin.