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The striatum and thalamus are more likely than the cerebral cortex to express autism variants or bear transcriptional changes, two unpublished studies find.

In early life, astrocytes help to mold neural pathways in response to the environment.

The glial cells' activity reliably tracks with freezing, hesitancy and other behaviors reminiscent of anxiety.

Face patch cells in macaque monkeys initially respond to images of any object but rapidly transition to attend to faces exclusively, a new study finds.

Evidence is growing from rodent studies that sperm carries marks of a father's life experiences, influencing traits in offspring. Bits of RNA could be the drivers of these epigenetic effects.

Neurons in the locus coeruleus, which provides norepinephrine to the rest of the brain and spinal cord, are more spatially and functionally diverse than previously thought, a new preprint finds.

A versatile pair of proteins steers neurons toward their targets and helps establish the brain’s sensory maps, new studies suggest.

The human brain forms trillions of synapses using only a few thousand cell-surface proteins to guide the process. How can distinct functional circuits form

Multiple genetic mouse models initially show delayed cortical development, but the animals' molecular trajectories diverge within weeks after birth, a new study finds.

Sensory and association regions are established through a reciprocal process, according to a new model of cortical development.