A new technique offers a fast, versatile way to measure gene expression in thousands of cells at once.

A picture-based test is a fast and flexible way to assess intelligence in large studies of people with autism.

A new computer program can predict the 3-D structure of proteins at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.

Asking participants in genetic databases about their family’s medical history can help researchers uncover genetic variants tied to conditions such as autism.

A collection of brain scans from monkeys aged 2 weeks to 12 months reveals how their brain structures and nerve tracts develop over time.

A camera embedded in a pair of eyeglasses can reliably gauge a child’s tendency to look another person in the eye.

Using flashes of light, scientists can spark seizures, tweak cell junctions and motivate mice from afar.

A new approach ranks genes’ ties to autism based on their expression patterns in different types of brain cells.

A curved glass replacement for the top of a mouse's skull lets researchers spy on the activity of more than 1 million neurons.

A newly developed magnetic coil gives researchers a stable, precise way of probing the function of neural circuits.