Mice with one inactivated copy of CHD8, a top autism gene, show an unusually high degree of synchrony in neural activity between brain regions.

The brains of people with autism show a variety of structural differences from those of controls.

A researcher proposes splitting autism into subtypes, mitochondria make neurotransmitters, and highly successful grantees may face a funding cap.

Boosting the activity of a class of neurons that dampen brain signals eases social problems in a mouse model of autism.

Turning on a set of neurons that dampen brain activity improves social behavior in a mouse model of autism; turning off neurons that excite brain activity does the same thing.

Researchers have engineered two new rats with mutations in a family of genes that function at neuronal junctions, they reported today at the 2014 International Meeting for Autism Research in Atlanta.

The brains of many people with autism may exhibit a characteristic arrangement of chemical groups on the proteins that DNA coils around.

Researchers are building on the bright ideas of high school students to bring ambitious biotechnology tools to life.