Despite the exit of its leader, the National Institute of Mental Health is moving forward with plans for a new system to classify mental illness.

A new tool marries an unusually bright fluorescent protein to a light-sensitive pigment to illuminate individual neurons as they fire.

An analysis of prenatal screening test results fuels the theory that abnormal levels of steroid hormones in the womb wire the developing brain for autism.

Watch the complete replay of André Fenton’s webinar exploring patterns of neural activity that underlie cognition.

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

A new method uses luminescent proteins to switch neurons on or off in the brains of freely moving rats.

André Fenton is teasing out the role of the brain’s memory hub in autism to better understand why affected individuals may have trouble adapting to changing circumstances.

Electrically stimulating a particular circuit in the brain shows promise for reversing symptoms of Rett syndrome, a disorder that shares features with autism.

A microscope that sections brain tissue as it scans can trace the tangled paths of thousands of neurons through the brain.

A technique that expands brain tissue to four times its original size lets researchers spot and sequence individual mRNAs — the genetic blueprints for protein production.