The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is not a disease, but a unique manner in which the brain receives and processes information. It influences the way people experience the world, communicate, interact ...

Language can prove a bugaboo for children with autism. Now new research finds that it’s possible to use toddlers’ brain responses to words to predict their linguistic and cognitive skills down the ...

It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they "talk" ...

Biological heterogeneity in autism can illuminate precision psychiatry and improve insights from primate brain mapping data.

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

This report is based on a recent in-depth article by the BBC, which examined how modern genetics is transforming scientific understanding of autism and reigniting debates within the autistic community ...

Unique brain wave patterns, spotted for the first time in autistic children, may help explain why they have so much trouble communicating. Using an imaging helmet that resembles a big salon hair dryer ...

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene ...