Infection during pregnancy with elevated levels of the cytokine IL-17a may yield microbiome alterations that prime offspring for aberrant immune responses, mouse study suggests.
Tomosyn’s tight regulation of neurotransmitter release distinguishes functions of two neuron classes at the fly neuromuscular junction.
By integrating multiple sensory inputs, a loop of mutual inhibition among a small set of neurons allows worms to switch between long-lasting behavioral states.
Nine MIT researchers selected as finalists for 2021 prize supported by Northpond Ventures; grand prize winner to receive $250K toward commercializing her human health-related invention.
The findings may help explain why some people who lead enriching lives are less prone to Alzheimer’s and age-related dementia.
Those selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
While the brain acquires resistance to continuous treatment with mGluR5 inhibitor drugs, lasting effects may still arise if dosing occurs intermittently and during a developmental-critical period.
Awards support high-risk, high-reward biomedical and behavioral research.
A study of mice watching movies shows our brain cells rely on a circuit of inhibitory neurons to help ensure that the same images are represented consistently.
Neuroscientists at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital develop a statistical framework that describes brain-state changes patients experience under ketamine-induced anesthesia.
By temporarily suspending retinal activity in the non-amblyopic eye of animal models, neuroscientists restrengthen the visual response in the "lazy" eye, even at ages after the critical period when patch therapy fails.
The PhD student uses machine learning as a tool for studying pain and consciousness — and as subject matter for her popular videos.
Through a summer research program at MIT, Patricia Pujols explored the neuromuscular junction, and a future in science.
The visual cortex stores and remembers individual images, but mice can’t recognize image sequences without guidance from the hippocampus.
Professors earn tenure in the departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics.