A computer program called NeuronStitcher can quickly and accurately sew a series of brain scans into a three-dimensional rendering.

Lower activity in a key face processing region of the brain hints that people with autism could benefit from training to become ‘face experts.’

A new technique gives researchers a window into the constellation of neurons that fire as zebrafish larvae swim in a dish.

Using a sugar alcohol found in fruit, researchers have concocted a new chemical cocktail for making brains transparent.

There are hints that transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses electricity to change how brain cells function, might improve the symptoms of autism. But hopes are running way ahead of the facts.

A head-mounted device tracks both blood flow and electrical activity in the brains of moving rats.

A new device lets researchers wirelessly stimulate the brains of rodents as they explore their cages, and can deliver drugs at the same time. Its use could identify brain circuits that mediate autism-like behaviors.

A mathematical model of the brain’s circuits shows how neurons stuck in overdrive could produce symptoms of autism. The model may reveal how autism-linked behaviors arise from underlying biology.

Many people with autism have trouble interpreting and responding to social cues. Studying how rats learn from each other can provide insights into the human social brain, says Amiel Rosenkranz.

Researchers have for the first time mapped gene expression in the rhesus macaque brain from birth through adulthood. The atlas illuminates the expression patterns of genes likely to be important in autism.