A software program can simulate a neuron with realistic 3-D detail in a matter of hours.

A test designed to capture the dynamic back-and-forth of conversation suggests the existence of a new language area in the brain.

A different set of genes regulates brain activity in people with autism than the set involved in controls.

Mice missing any of 11 genes involved in the immune response show differences in brain anatomy that track with anxiety.

A new software program can correct for the confound introduced by head movements and breathing.

Children with autism show different patterns of connectivity than controls do in the brain stem regions associated with balance.

A team of scientists has applied ‘Brainbow’ — a popular tool for painting individual brain cells of lab animals in distinct colors — to the human brain.

A new ultrasound device provides high-resolution movies of blood flow through the brains of infants.

Two new gadgets join the gene-editing toolbox, many children with autism get smarter with age, and a survey points to a research reset for Autism Speaks.

New initiatives aim to increase brain donations for autism research and maximize what scientists can learn from these precious specimens.