Edward Boyden wins 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
MIT physicists share prize in fundamental physics; Larry Guth and Liang Fu win New Horizons Prizes.
To locate objects, brain relies on memory
Neuroscientists identify brain region that holds objects in memory until they are spotted.
Kwanghun Chung awarded Packard Fellowship
Funding will support the development of novel technologies for better understanding of large-scale biological systems.
Leveraging genetic diversity to drive precision medicine
Taking advantage of genetic heterogeneity in autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders could lead to precision therapies.
How the brain recognizes objects
Neuroscientists find evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex can identify objects.
More-flexible machine learning
Giving machine-learning systems “partial credit” during training improves image classification.
Finding a noninvasive way to measure pressure in the brain
MIT researchers team up with Boston Medical Center and Philips to test a noninvasive way to measure intracranial pressure.
New system for human genome editing has potential to increase power and precision of DNA engineering
CRISPR-Cpf1 offers simpler approach to editing DNA; technology could disrupt scientific and commercial landscape.
Biologists find unexpected role for amyloid-forming protein
Yeast protein could offer clues to how Alzheimer’s plaques form in the brain.
How the brain encodes time and place
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that is critical for forming episodic memories.
Possible new weapon against PTSD
Blocking a newly identified memory pathway could prevent the disorder.
Young brains can take on new functions
Visual cortex of blind children can be remodeled to process language.
Wired for habit
Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.