Instead of simply listing sex differences in the brain, researchers should consider how sex interacts with other factors to affect the brain, Joel says.

Peruse our picks for the best science photos published on Spectrum this year.

A new method allows researchers to watch thousands of neurons firing in concert in the brains of living mice.

A modified version of an existing imaging technique creates crisp images of neurons communicating in living mice.

Spectrum’s team reported about 50 stories at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego. One big theme this year: how autism relates to bigger questions in neuroscience.

The effects of autism mutations on brain volume might be reversible, even in a mature brain.

Monkeys with multiple copies of the gene MeCP2 have irregular brain waves similar to those seen in some children with autism.

Adolescents with autism who have good verbal skills show enhanced structural connections in brain regions involved in processing and integrating sounds.

More than 100 labs in 17 countries have built miniaturized microscopes that plug into the brains of mice.

People with autism who are acutely sensitive to smells have unusually weak connections between a brain region that processes social stimuli and one that integrates sensory information.