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The most comprehensive catalog to date of DNA regions that modify gene expression is helping researchers uncover the role these segments play in autism.

A pair of tools that gauge social abilities in rhesus macaques may help researchers study autism-like behaviors in monkeys.

A new atlas lays bare how synapses, or the junctions between neurons, change from birth to old age in mice.

A computer program aligns mouse brain images with a reference brain atlas, helping researchers analyze neurons and their connections in a standardized way.

A new wireless device switches oxytocin-producing neurons on and off in mice as they interact, showing the hormone’s effects depend on social context.

A new analysis links individual mutations in a gene called PTEN to a person’s odds of having autism, cancer or other conditions.

A trove of DNA sequences from 141,456 people — and counting — offers an unparalleled look at genetic variation.

A new high-resolution atlas provides the most detailed views of mouse brain structure to date.

A new method for electroencephalography source localization can noninvasively identify brain networks involved in generating seizures in people with epilepsy.

A new flexible electrode array can detect the activity of neurons in a rat’s brain at high resolution for more than a year.