Controlling movement with light
MIT neuroscientists inhibit muscle contractions by shining light on spinal cord neurons.
MIT neuroscientists inhibit muscle contractions by shining light on spinal cord neurons.
New technique allows scientists to monitor the entire nervous system of a small worm.
Waterman Award is NSF's highest honor recognizing an outstanding researcher under the age of 35.
New light-sensitive proteins allow scientists to study how multiple sets of neurons interact with each other.
Study reveals how the brain links memories of events that occur one after the other.
MIT neuroscientist Kay Tye finds a discrete brain circuit that controls social interaction, which is impaired in many brain disorders.
New findings may help neuroscientists pinpoint better targets for antianxiety treatments.
New technique can rapidly turn genes on and off, helping scientists better understand their function.
MIT study sheds light on what causes compulsive behavior, could improve OCD treatments.
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.
Choi will serve as McGovern Investigator and as assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences.
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang awarded the Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize
Simply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory.