Mutations in a set of neurons that dampen brain activity may be the source of seizures in an autism-related syndrome.

A new method allows scientists to chemically coax immune cells in blood into becoming mature neurons.

A widely used technique for identifying subtypes of neurons in the brain may be flawed, and may have provided incorrect tallies of a key neuron type in autism.

Most symptoms of Rett syndrome stem from loss of the MeCP2 gene in just two types of neurons.

A tool kit of light-sensitive proteins allows researchers to mute communication between specific sets of neurons in mice.

A powerful form of light microscopy that maps neuronal connections could help researchers better understand communication among the cells.

Adults with autism struggle to reconcile conflicting visual information, hinting at a signaling imbalance in the brain.

Balls of neurons derived from skin cells of four boys with autism show shared alterations in biology and gene expression, researchers reported today in Cell. The findings finger FOXG1, a gene involved in brain development, as a player in autism.

Watch the complete replay of William Catterall explaining how low doses of an anxiety drug alleviate autism-like symptoms in mice.

Two new studies give a boost to arbaclofen, which failed to meet expectations in clinical trials for autism and fragile X syndrome.