A brain region that orchestrates responses to social cues and aids decision-making may be off tempo in autism.

Links between sensory and motor brain networks may be unusually weak in individuals with autism.

A new analysis of brain scans highlights variations in the cerebellum, a brain area implicated in autism.

A multicolor labeling method stains neurons brightly enough to reveal the thin connections between individual cells.

Patterns of brain activity in people with autism may be unusually consistent over seconds — and even years.

A combination of chemical cocktails has created mice that are — yes — virtually invisible. And new imaging technology reveals the mice’s underlying nerves and lymphatic system in unprecedented detail.

Damien Fair has a knack for transforming obstacles into opportunities, a trait that has brought trailblazing discoveries and admiration from colleagues.

Molecules from alpacas may enable scientists to identify cell types in the brain while also revealing their interior structures.

Neurons grown from human stem cells and grafted onto the brains of live mice mature and form connections like those in the fetal human brain.

Children who have repetitive behaviors, a core autism trait, may show particular patterns of brain activity as early as 1 year of age.