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A new database displays gene-expression patterns in individual cells of the developing mouse cerebellum over time.

A software tool finds possible functions for long RNA molecules that aren’t transcribed into proteins.

A new protocol enables researchers to rigorously test drugs for Angelman syndrome in mice.

A transparent set of electrodes enables researchers to simultaneously record electrical signals and visualize neurons in the brains of awake mice.

Two novel algorithms that analyze where a child looks as she views a video could help clinicians spot autism.

A new technique reveals the active genes and the regions that regulate them in thousands of single cells at once.

Two new methods for building ‘mini-brains’ may help researchers study how early brain development differs in people with autism.

A new brain implant pumps chemical signals directly into a target region to ease seizure-like activity in mice.

A new behavioral test in zebrafish may help researchers zero in on the biology of social interactions.

Software to identify genetic variants, along with a new synthetic human genome, could help scientists discover mutations associated with conditions such as autism.