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Male scientists typically dominate speaker lineups at conferences. The skewed gender ratio stunts women’s careers — and progress in science.

By coaching mice to position themselves under a microscope, researchers can regularly peer into their brains without disrupting the rodents’ social life.

Children with low intelligence or behavioral issues — but not autism — may meet the criteria for autism on standard diagnostic tests.

A new atlas provides the most in-depth look to date at the human brain.

Despite ethical concerns, watching how human neurons develop in the mouse brain could help scientists understand conditions such as autism.

Repeatedly activating a group of neurons causes them to fire as a unit on their own. Once the ensemble has formed, stimulating a single neuron triggers activity in the rest of the group.

A gene that raises the risk of autism in some people may also give humans an evolutionary boost.

A new study reveals how chemicals in the newborn brain forge connections between neurons.

Genetic variants that impair a pathway that prunes neuronal connections may offer clues to autism.

Techniques used in behavioral interventions could help scientists scan the brains of children who have both autism and intellectual disability.