The Brain

A new resource that traces individual neurons in the mouse brain may reveal how distant brain regions communicate.

Mapping brain activity in one person doing multiple tasks creates a more accurate picture of the brain than averaging the brain activity of multiple people doing a single task.

Genes involved in the formation of myelin, a fatty substance that sheathes neurons, are altered in autistic people and in several mouse models.

Some traits of fragile X syndrome may be due to problems with mitochondria, the cell’s energy factories.

A new analysis hints at the source of the rampant inconsistency among brain imaging studies in autism: significant differences among study sites.

A new imaging technique detects specific groups of firing neurons in the brains of moving mice, enabling scientists to study brain activity linked to a particular behavior.

Researchers have analyzed thousands of brain organoids derived from six autistic people, gaining the potential to rapidly screen drugs.

People with autism process the pitch and emotional tone in speech differently than their neurotypical peers — which may make it harder for them to pick up on nuances of social communication.

Researchers unveiled a reversible new technique for labeling active neurons in freely moving animals.

An immune molecule produced during a fever improves sociability in three mouse models of autism.