Researchers are studying more than 1,000 postmortem brains with the goal of unearthing shared genetic roots in neuropsychiatric conditions, including autism.

Super-resolution microscopy can set off a series of biological processes that lead to cell death, compromising imaging experiments.

Researchers have documented the shape and electrical activity of more than 2,000 neurons in the mouse brain, and charted the connections between them.

A tool kit of light-sensitive proteins allows researchers to mute communication between specific sets of neurons in mice.

A new tool trawls sequencing data to reveal single-letter DNA swaps within large duplications.

A new collection stores genetic and behavioral information about children with autism in inpatient psychiatric units.

A new tool marries an unusually bright fluorescent protein to a light-sensitive pigment to illuminate individual neurons as they fire.

A powerful form of light microscopy that maps neuronal connections could help researchers better understand communication among the cells.

A new method uses luminescent proteins to switch neurons on or off in the brains of freely moving rats.

Two massive efforts to sequence the DNA of more than 11,000 people together provide the most detailed picture yet of genetic variation in the general population.