Neuroscientists reveal how the brain can enhance connections
Newly identified mechanism allows the brain to strengthen links between neurons.
What counts as fair?
Neuroscientists find that children’s ability to count is key to distributing resources based on merit.
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.
Taking stress to a new level
MIT spinout Neumitra brings an innovative approach to quantifying, understanding, and managing stress.
Leveraging genetic diversity to drive precision medicine
Taking advantage of genetic heterogeneity in autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders could lead to precision therapies.
Predicting change in the Alzheimer’s brain
Combining MRI and other data helps machine-learning systems predict effects of neurodegenerative disease.
How the brain recognizes objects
Neuroscientists find evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex can identify objects.
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.
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.
Wired for habit
Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.