The quantifier
By helping biologists turn their hunches into rigorous mathematical models, Polina Golland builds software that interprets medical images.
By helping biologists turn their hunches into rigorous mathematical models, Polina Golland builds software that interprets medical images.
Neuroscientists identify face-recognition areas based on what parts of the brain they link to.
Creates the Simons Center for the Social Brain
Neuroscientists find that two rare autism-related disorders are caused by opposing malfunctions in the brain.
MIT neuroscientists show that a gene linked with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder impairs early brain development.
New computer chip models how neurons communicate with each other at synapses.
New technology helps scientists discover drugs to strengthen synapses.
New study from MIT neuroscientists finds that brain waves shift frequency as a new task becomes routine.
Brain-imaging study suggests that reading difficulties are the same regardless of overall intelligence — and that more children could benefit from support in school.
Neuroscientists find that Ritalin could help bring surgical patients out of surgery much more quickly, with less grogginess.
Grants support biomedical research that will ‘challenge the status quo’ with risk-taking, innovative ideas.
New multi-institution center will work on robotic interaction with nervous system
New study shows that infants are surprisingly adept at figuring out whether they made a mistake or if something is wrong in the world.
MIT neuroscientists redefine the limits of visual working memory.