The Brain

Brain organoids made from typical human stem cells begin to show synchronized neuronal firing patterns after growing in a dish for at least four months.

Mutations in an autism gene called ANK2 may alter brain wiring by causing the growth of excess neuronal connections.

People with autism may show an altered pattern of brain activity when looking at two competing images.

The levels of four chemicals in the brain may distinguish autism and vary with its severity, according to a new study.

The brain areas involved in mice’s ultrasonic vocalizations may not be the same as those that govern human speech.

One form of the protein implicated in Angelman syndrome and autism clusters in the nucleus, and it’s this form that may be critical to brain development.

Alysson Muotri aims to build a ‘thinking’ brain as a model for autism — even if his colleagues consider that work controversial.

A browser-based platform simulates functional neuronal circuits in the brain regions of several species.

The brains of some autistic children may not adapt to repeated touch or sound, even after several minutes.