Psychiatric genomics promises to shed light on the genetic basis of autism, but it’s vital to include Africa in this research, Iyegbe and Okewole say.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the weeks of 14 and 21 November.

This week we’re highlighting the Twitter chatter from the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, held in San Diego, California, last week.

Brain scans of the hippocampus reveal autistic people who are at increased risk of cognitive problems as they get older.

Scientists at Neuroscience 2022 share highlights of the conference.

This week, neuroscientists weighed in on differing brain sizes, Project Vesuvius and a Neuropixels tool.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 7 November.

Spectrum sources and reporters share which sessions they are most excited to attend at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, which starts on Saturday.

Representation was the theme of this this week, with a deep discussion on ‘profound autism’ and info about an upcoming conference.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 31 October.