A brain circuit that wires lone mice to seek out social contact may offer clues about autism.

Anorexia sometimes accompanies autism in girls. Refusing food may mute the confusing array of stimuli that is particularly difficult for a girl with autism to handle.

Contrary to its reputation, oxytocin may make monkeys less interested in others’ actions and more focused on their own.

Characterizing the interaction between brain networks that govern attention and reward may help classify subgroups of people with autism.

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

The first in-depth look at people with alterations in the 1q21.1 chromosomal region reveals a range of features, from problems with fine motor skills to autism.

Understanding how oxytocin works in the brain will help researchers cut through the hype surrounding the infamous ‘love hormone’ and translate it into a treatment for autism, says Larry Young.

Children with autism don’t find social situations as rewarding as their peers do, according to a popular theory. A new study suggests they instead have trouble adjusting expectations when awaiting a reward that never comes.

Watch the complete replay of Robert Malenka’s webinar on the molecular underpinnings of social reward.

A tiny fiber-optic probe inserted into the reward center of the mouse brain monitors how the mouse feels about meeting a peer — or a golf ball. The unpublished technique was presented last week at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego.