Kids ask tough questions; MIT students, staff, and faculty answer. This episode of "#AskMIT" describes how much of our brains we really use.
March 15, 2017Caitlin Vander Weele, a graduate student in brain and cognitive sciences, launches a collaborative neuro-art pictorial magazine.
January 9, 2017Noninvasive technique reduces beta amyloid plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
December 7, 2016Picower Institute director awarded for her research on brain development, neurological disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease.
December 2, 2016Study finds decreasing activity in the eye can help overcome visual impairment.
November 21, 2016Green, Ketterle, Nedivi, and Shrobe are among those recognized for their efforts toward advancing science.
November 21, 2016Picower Neuroscientist recognized for her work on emotional circuitry of the brain.
November 15, 2016Study finds a complex series of molecular, cellular, circuit and network-level changes contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's.
November 9, 2016Neuroscientist recognized for his role in modeling brain circuitry as it gives rise to cognition.
November 1, 2016Neuroscientists identify two neuron populations that encode happy or fearful memories.
October 17, 2016Award will support the development of technologies that can enable a better understanding of complex biological systems.
October 13, 2016Cells in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.
September 29, 2016Neuroscientists decrypt the sleeping brain to reveal hidden memories.
August 30, 2016Neuroscientist recognized by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for project on neural circuits for anxiety control.
August 3, 2016New technique can reveal subcellular details and long-range connections.
July 25, 2016Deletion of the HDAC3 gene in the brains of mice causes cognitive and social impairments consistent with Rett Syndrome.
July 22, 2016Watch Brains@MIT create a 200-pound replica of a graduate student's brain.
June 30, 2016Loss of Shank gene prevents neuronal synapses from properly maturing.
May 24, 2016