Most people want autism breakthroughs—but few know the crucial role brain donation plays in making them happen. Autism ...

Two new studies from the UC Davis MIND Institute examined regulatory T cells (Tregs) and their potential role in ...

Autism is a condition that begins early in life and affects how children communicate, learn, and connect with others. Many children with autism find it hard to express themselves, understand social ...

UNIGE scientists identified a brain circuit where lies the origin the social difficulties experienced by people with autism spectrum disorders. From birth, human survival depends on the ability to ...

Researchers have recorded distinct electrical activity patterns from lab-grown brain organoids derived from people with ...

A growing body of evidence points to the cerebellum, long dismissed as a simple motor-coordination center, as a shared site of dysfunction in both autism spectrum disorder and Parkinson’s disease. A ...

A gene linked to mental disorders helps lays the foundation for a crucial brain structure during prenatal development, according to Salk Institute research published January 14, 2016 in Cell Reports.