The tool — called “MouseGoggles” — could provide rodents with an improved virtual experience in the lab, at a lower cost than current techniques. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 9 October. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The collection offers a glimpse into differences in cell composition — across people and brain regions — that may shape neural function. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Alterations in inhibitory circuits and difficulties in social recognition characterize mice missing one copy of DYRK1A, a gene linked to autism. SourceSource: Spectrum News

A combination of automation and social curation can help keep early-career researchers from drowning in the sea of scientific publications. SourceSource: Spectrum News

New quality benchmarks for basic research involving stem cells promise to improve rigor and reproducibility, says Mosher, who helped develop the standards. SourceSource: Spectrum News

More than one-third of a cohort of autistic toddlers no longer meet criteria for the condition at school age, according to a new study, but the findings may not generalize because the cohort is predominantly white and affluent. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 2 October. SourceSource: Spectrum News

After 10 years of work, Neurona may have the data to quiet its skeptics. But its ongoing clinical trial will be the ultimate test. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Going forward, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology plans to gather at “non-discriminatory sites,” following the passage of Florida laws targeting LGBTQ+ people and reproductive rights. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The mutations disrupt protein translation as well as the cell’s skeleton, according to a new study. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The approach, which combines CRISPR with single-cell analyses of organoids, suggests that intermediate progenitor cells are especially vulnerable to mutations associated with autism. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The leader of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute talks about what drew him into the autism field, and his departure from — and return to — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 25 September. SourceSource: Spectrum News