Simple mathematical computations underlie brain circuits
Discovery of how some neurons inhibit others could shed light on autism, other neurological disorders.
Thinking about others is not child’s play
MIT study reveals changes in brain activity as children learn to read other people’s behavior.
Introduction to Psychology now available in MIT OpenCourseWare’s innovative OCW Scholar format
Course is the sixth of seven courses MIT OCW will publish this year specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.
Five MIT researchers win presidential early career honors
Jarillo-Herrero, Lu, Pathak, Sinha and Thaler among 96 winners.
Nutrient mixture improves memory in patients with early Alzheimer’s
In clinical trial, mixture developed at MIT appears to help overcome loss of connections between brain cells.
Angus MacDonald, longtime MIT Corporation member, dies at 86
Alumnus’ wide-ranging MIT interests included neuroscience, aeronautics, political science and the arts and humanities.
All things big and small: the brain’s discerning taste for size
New research shows brain has distinct regions for identifying different sized objects.
Dresselhaus, Graybiel, Luu receive 2012 Kavli Prizes
Biennial prizes in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience include a $1 million cash award in each field.
Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells
New method offers automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain.
Institute faculty share prestigious neuroscience prize
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang awarded the Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize
Two MIT juniors named Truman Scholars
McCord, Okuneye awarded $30,000 for graduate study toward careers in government, non-profits.
Researchers show that memories reside in specific brain cells
Simply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory.