Blocking the enzyme, called TOP2A, in embryos makes the animals less inclined to seek companionship later in life.

Having an infection during pregnancy is tied to a small increase in the chances of having an autistic child, but the connection may not be causal.

The in-depth approach shows mutations in the autism-linked gene disrupt neuronal growth and communication, as well as mitochondrial gene expression.

A young researcher faces down the skeptics.

Work in fruit flies has helped Paul decode a neurodevelopmental syndrome in children caused by rare de novo variants in the gene PPFIA3.

Scott describes his work on sound processing differences in the brains of zebrafish that model fragile X syndrome.