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McGovern Institute
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More-flexible machine learning
Giving machine-learning systems “partial credit” during training improves image classification.
October 1, 2015 -
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.
September 25, 2015 -
Possible new weapon against PTSD
Blocking a newly identified memory pathway could prevent the disorder.
August 31, 2015 -
Young brains can take on new functions
Visual cortex of blind children can be remodeled to process language.
August 27, 2015 -
Wired for habit
Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.
August 19, 2015 -
Toward smarter selection of therapy for psychiatric disorders
Researchers find that brain scans can predict the success of treatment for social anxiety disorder.
August 11, 2015 -
Spit take
A newly discovered feeding behavior in worms could shed light on human heart function.
July 23, 2015 -
MRIs for a more peaceful world
Neuroscientists and political scientists join together to advance peace and reconciliation.
July 9, 2015 -
How we make emotional decisions
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that controls decisions that induce high anxiety.
May 28, 2015 -
BCS Professor Nancy Kanwisher wins outstanding postdoc mentor award
April 17, 2015 -
Study links brain anatomy, academic achievement, and family income
In middle-schoolers, neuroscientists find differences in brain structures where knowledge is stored.
April 17, 2015 -
McGovern Institute awards prize to vision scientist Charles Gilbert
March 2, 2015 -
Tasting light
Newly discovered taste receptors for hydrogen peroxide allow worms to indirectly detect light.
January 29, 2015 -
In one aspect of vision, computers catch up to primate brain
Newest computer neural networks can identify visual objects as well as the primate brain.
December 18, 2014 -
New way to turn genes on
Technique allows rapid, large-scale studies of gene function.
December 10, 2014 -
MIT researchers to receive awards from the Society for Neuroscience
Three neuroscientists at MIT have been selected to receive awards from the Society for Neuroscience.
November 10, 2014 -
Fifteen MIT scientists receive NIH BRAIN Initiative grants
September 30, 2014 -
Picower and MIT scientists awarded BRAIN Initiative grants
Researchers will advance our understanding of the human mind and discover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure neurological disorders.
September 30, 2014 -
Researchers engineer new mouse model to study disease
Time-saving tool takes advantage of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
September 25, 2014 -
Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene
Mutation that arose long ago may be key to humans’ unique ability to produce and understand speech.
September 15, 2014