How brain cells pick which connections to keep
Novel study shows protein CPG15 acts as a molecular proxy of experience to mark synapses for stabilization.
Novel study shows protein CPG15 acts as a molecular proxy of experience to mark synapses for stabilization.
Whitehead Institute team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests in cells and mice show promise for rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder.
Departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics welcome new faculty members.
New findings help explain the surprising discovery that exposure to flickering light reduces amyloid plaques in mice.
Mutation in disease model flies undermines maintenance of key ion balance.
Analysis of genes altered by the disease could provide targets for new treatments.
Gifts to MIT and Harvard Medical School totaling $9 million will fund independent research on cannabinoid’s influence on brain health and behavior.
Finding could improve development of personalized psychiatric treatments.
Ten staff members in the School of Science are recognized for going above and beyond their job descriptions to support a better Institute.
Foundation’s $28.6 million gift will fund science, innovation, and education to advance understanding, ability, and inclusion.
Noninvasive treatment improves memory and reduces amyloid plaques in mice.
Findings could help inform new therapies, improve diagnosis.
Research by neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory helps explain how the brain regulates arousal.
Substantial refinements of three-photon microscopy allow for novel discoveries in neuroscience.