The findings add to the growing evidence that genes with disparate functions can play similar roles in brain development.

The chimeric mouse model could provide a more realistic way to study microglia’s roles in brain conditions such as autism.

This week we’re highlighting social-media chatter from the INSAR 2023 meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

Autistic children taking the drug showed improvements in some behaviors but not in their social skills.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 1 May.

A growing proportion of researchers has reached such “super principal investigator” status, but the distribution is not even across demographic groups.

Compared with their non-autistic peers, young autistic girls have a thicker cortex that thins more quickly with age.

The largest analysis of human samples to date, plus work in mice and zebrafish, detail the gene KMT5B’s role in brain development.

The Northeastern University psychology professor’s website offers a wealth of resources about how to navigate an academic career.

Researchers at INSAR 2023 need to discuss these questions and remember that the purpose of research may be different for different communities.