Watch the complete replay of Ivan Iossifov discussing the genetic basis of autism’s features.

A variety of genetic risk factors for autism may disrupt some of the same processes in cells.

This year’s list of top papers highlights new dimensions in our understanding of autism genetics and hints at novel treatments.

The largest genetic analysis of postmortem brain tissue to date has yielded maps of when and where genes related to autism are turned on and off throughout life.

Whole-genome scans of nearly 8,000 people link autism to spontaneous mutations in the stretches of DNA that regulate genes.

A new resource details the protein-coding portions of the genomes of 36 popular mouse strains.

A new database displays gene-expression patterns in individual cells of the developing mouse cerebellum over time.

The autism gene TBR1 controls the expression of several other candidate genes that govern the architecture of the brain’s outer section.

A software tool finds possible functions for long RNA molecules that aren’t transcribed into proteins.

Experiences may shape the human brain by altering neurons that boost brain activity.