Finding some stability in adaptable brains
New research suggests neurons protect and preserve certain information through a dedicated zone of stable synapses.
New research suggests neurons protect and preserve certain information through a dedicated zone of stable synapses.
MIT researchers investigate the neural circuits that underlie placebos’ ability to relieve chronic and acute pain.
In language-processing areas of the brain, some cell populations respond to one word, while others respond to strings of words.
Domitilla Del Vecchio and Themis Sapsis of MechE and Mehrdad Jazayeri of BCS will each receive up to $3 million for blue-sky research.
Four faculty members and four others with MIT ties are recognized for pushing the boundaries of science and for creating highly inclusive and collaborative research environments.
Custom plates display expressions of scholarship, creativity, and MIT pride among Institute affiliates.
Anikeeva, who conducts research at the intersection of materials science, electronics, and neurobiology, succeeds Caroline Ross.
Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, derails the brain’s normal balance between stability and excitability.
A study by MIT scientists supports “social good” as a cognitive approach to dealing with highly stressful events.
Drawing on evidence from neurobiology, cognitive science, and corpus linguistics, MIT researchers make the case that language is a tool for communication, not for thought.
A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally and navigated obstacles.
New camera chip design allows for optimizing each pixel’s timing to maximize signal-to-noise ratio when tracking real-time visual indicator of neural voltage.
Co-hosted by the McGovern Institute, MIT Open Learning, and others, the symposium stressed emerging technologies in advancing understanding of mental health and neurological conditions.
MIT neuroscientists have found that the brain uses the same cognitive representations whether navigating through space physically or mentally.
MIT scientists honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively.