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A new technique illustrates how mutations associated with autism affect gene expression at different stages of development in the fly brain.

New software transforms mouse brain scans into a virtual brain that scientists can manipulate.

A new method can help researchers and clinicians gauge the likelihood that a gene is associated with a particular condition.

Baby marmosets learn to vocalize by mimicking their parents, which helps to establish their utility for studying autism.

A widely used questionnaire designed to measure anxiety flags the condition in children with autism.

A new assessment offers a broad measure of ‘flexible thinking’ in children and teenagers with autism.

Measuring how long a mouse cozies up with a cagemate in a tiny tube can help to detect social impairments in mice.

A new technique for building a ‘brain in a dish’ reveals how neurons move to their proper places during fetal development.

A new technique lets scientists monitor and manipulate groups of neurons that communicate with a specific chemical messenger.

Tweaks to the CRISPR gene-editing system allow researchers to spot stretches of DNA that regulate gene expression.