McGovern Institute
Breaking habits before they start
Turning off cells in a habit-associated brain region prevents rats from learning to run a maze on autopilot.
Compulsive no more
MIT study sheds light on what causes compulsive behavior, could improve OCD treatments.
3Q: Robert Desimone on the federal BRAIN Initiative
Director of McGovern Institute discusses how new initiative to understand the human brain will affect neuroscience at MIT and beyond.
Four MIT researchers attend White House announcement of brain initiative
Obama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.
Obama hosts Dresselhaus, Graybiel and Luu in Oval Office
The three MIT scientists are among six winners of the 2012 Kavli Prizes to visit the White House.
Breaking down the Parkinson’s pathway
New study is first to analyze how affected brain cells respond during different behavioral tasks.
Boyden to share prestigious brain prize
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.
McGovern Institute hands out neuroscience award
McGovern Institute for Brain Research names Thomas Jessell winner of the 2013 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience.
Gloria Choi to join McGovern Institute
Choi will serve as McGovern Investigator and as assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences.
Editing the genome with high precision
New method allows scientists to insert multiple genes in specific locations, delete defective genes.
Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissues
New design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.
How the brain controls our habits
MIT neuroscientists identify a brain region that can switch between new and old habits.
Calcium reveals connections between neurons
New way to image brain-cell activity could shed light on autism and other psychiatric disorders.
Brain’s language center has multiple roles
Neuroscientists find Broca’s area is really two subunits, each with its own function.