Maps reveal genetic landscape of developing monkey brain
Researchers have charted gene expression in the brains of rhesus macaques from before birth into adulthood.
Researchers have charted gene expression in the brains of rhesus macaques from before birth into adulthood.
Children with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder all show similar disruptions in brain structure.
A new tool provides speedy analysis of gene expression in individual neurons from postmortem brain tissue.
A fusion of two proteins can silence the activity of specific neurons in the zebrafish spinal cord.
Most children who learn more than one language gain valuable skills, and researchers say this may also be true for children with autism.
A study of more than 85,000 people with epilepsy and their immediate relatives suggests that epilepsy and autism share biological roots.
Mice with mutations in SHANK3, a leading autism candidate, may lack the neural wiring that would compel them to seek social contact.
A single species of bacteria reverses autism-like features in mice exposed to a high-fat diet in utero — but researchers question the findings’ relevance to people.
Adults with autism, particularly women, deliberately hurt themselves much more often than other adults do.
Too few or too many copies of a genetic region linked to autism produce similar effects on intelligence and social skills but opposite effects on brain structure.