WASHINGTON — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date ... role in Alzheimer's, autism or other disorders.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram ... of that wiring could play a role in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram ... of that wiring could play a role in ...

“Previous studies highlighted differences in gut microbiomes and brain structures in autism, but our research connects the dots.” By mapping specific biochemical signals from the gut to neural ...

The research, published in Nature Communications, adds to a growing body of science implicating the "gut-brain" axis in autism. The discovery raises the possibility of new treatment avenues.