Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Researchers show that memories reside in specific brain cells
Simply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory.
Reversing Alzheimer’s gene ‘blockade’ can restore memory, other cognitive functions
Neuroscientists show that HDAC2 enzyme could be a good target for new drugs.
A new piece to the autism puzzle
Neuroscientists find that two rare autism-related disorders are caused by opposing malfunctions in the brain.
Unraveling how a mutation can lead to psychiatric illness
MIT neuroscientists show that a gene linked with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder impairs early brain development.
Mimicking the brain, in silicon
New computer chip models how neurons communicate with each other at synapses.
How the brain assigns objects to categories
New findings may explain why children with autism tend to fixate on details instead of seeing the big picture.
When four is not four, but rather two plus two
MIT neuroscientists redefine the limits of visual working memory.
Of minds and machines
Final installment of MIT’s 150th anniversary symposia explores intelligence — both human and artificial.
Protein linked to aging may boost memory and learning ability
Discovery could lead to new drugs to fight Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases.