A new map shows three brain networks that govern social communication in rhesus macaques.

The brain’s system for sensing pleasure and reward shows unusual activation patterns and an atypical structure in people with autism.

The brains of children with autism fold differently than those of typical peers, but the exact differences depend on location and age.

Shining laser light into mouse brains reveals chatter among separate sets of neurons, showing how the cells produce complex behaviors.

Autism and intelligence share genetic variants, researchers grow Neanderthal mini-brains and see overlap with autism, and maternal diabetes is an autism risk factor.

Many clinics offer neurofeedback as a therapy for autism, despite little scientific support for the technique.