Integrating genetic analyses into studies of babies’ brain development could help us understand how autism-related genes contribute to autism traits.

Reports of flaws in imaging research are signs of a maturing field, experts say, not a devastating blow to its results.

Atypical patterns of neuronal activity and gene expression in the striatum may characterize autism in girls, according to a new study.

The field of neuroimaging will need to combine two strategies before it can find patterns of brain activity or structure unique to autism, the researchers say.

Autistic boys and men show notable differences in brain development, according to magnetic resonance imaging scans taken over a 16-year period.

Children with highly folded and curved brains in utero tend to show autism-linked behaviors at 18 months of age, according to a longitudinal brain-imaging study.

A technique that expands tissue before spotting and sequencing RNA — the molecular messenger for DNA — enables researchers to see where particular genes are expressed in cells.

An imaging approach that captures spheres of brain cells in three dimensions could illuminate processes in early brain development.

A new protocol aims to help researchers include more autistic people — especially those who are minimally verbal or have intellectual disability — in imaging studies.

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