A new way to evaluate dyslexia
Neuroscientists show that brain scans can predict whether children’s reading ability will improve.
McGovern Institute
When gender isn’t written all over one’s face
Neuroscientists find that the same face may look male or female, depending on where it appears in a person’s field of view.
Force of habit
New study shows that costs and rewards of behavior help the brain form optimal habits.
5 from MIT win NIH awards
The grants are designed to promote risky, innovative research with the potential to transform a field of study.
Postdoc awarded Otto Hahn medal of the Max Planck Society
Honored for thesis on neural correlates of visual illusions
McGovern Institute for Brain Research launches new web site
Redesign comes as institute nears its 10th anniversary
New technique offers a more detailed view of brain activity
‘Cleverly designed' MRI sensors detect dopamine, offering a high-resolution look at what’s happening inside the brain.
McGovern Institute honors pioneers in neurogenetics
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT announced today that Lily Jan and Yuh-Nung Jan will be the joint winners of the 2010 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience.
