Lowering the levels of OTX2, a protein found in the fluid that bathes the brain, prevents many abnormal behaviors in mouse models of Rett syndrome.

Fusing two spheres of neurons that either ramp up or tamp down brain activity yields neural networks like those in the developing brain.

Subsets of neurons lacking a gene called RAI1 contribute to Smith-Magenis syndrome, a rare condition related to autism.

Studying the visual system could help scientists understand how autism alters neural functioning in the brain.

A new injectable electronic mesh enables researchers to gently eavesdrop on the chatter of hundreds of neurons inside the brain.

Mice with either too little or too much MeCP2, the gene mutated in Rett syndrome, show similar malfunctions in a learning and memory circuit.

A new study reveals how chemicals in the newborn brain forge connections between neurons.

A fusion of two proteins can silence the activity of specific neurons in the zebrafish spinal cord.

Cells derived from the skin of boys and men with autism share a host of unusual characteristics.

Manipulating MeCP2, the gene mutated in Rett syndrome, has revealed two neuron types as crucial contributors to the condition.