Departments
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Edward Boyden wins 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
MIT physicists share prize in fundamental physics; Larry Guth and Liang Fu win New Horizons Prizes.
November 9, 2015 -
To locate objects, brain relies on memory
Neuroscientists identify brain region that holds objects in memory until they are spotted.
October 29, 2015 -
Kwanghun Chung awarded Packard Fellowship
Funding will support the development of novel technologies for better understanding of large-scale biological systems.
October 20, 2015 -
Taking stress to a new level
MIT spinout Neumitra brings an innovative approach to quantifying, understanding, and managing stress.
October 19, 2015 -
Leveraging genetic diversity to drive precision medicine
Taking advantage of genetic heterogeneity in autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders could lead to precision therapies.
October 16, 2015 -
How the brain controls sleep
Brain structure generates pockets of sleep within the brain.
October 13, 2015 -
How the brain keeps time
Study reveals neuron-firing patterns that underlie time measurement.
October 8, 2015 -
How the brain recognizes objects
Neuroscientists find evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex can identify objects.
October 5, 2015 -
Significant foundation grant extends two-way partnership with Italy through 2020
Agreement will support a number of joint research projects, seminars, lectures, and other programming.
October 2, 2015 -
More-flexible machine learning
Giving machine-learning systems “partial credit” during training improves image classification.
October 1, 2015 -
New system for human genome editing has potential to increase power and precision of DNA engineering
CRISPR-Cpf1 offers simpler approach to editing DNA; technology could disrupt scientific and commercial landscape.
September 25, 2015 -
How the brain encodes time and place
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that is critical for forming episodic memories.
September 23, 2015 -
Possible new weapon against PTSD
Blocking a newly identified memory pathway could prevent the disorder.
August 31, 2015 -
Young brains can take on new functions
Visual cortex of blind children can be remodeled to process language.
August 27, 2015 -
Wired for habit
Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.
August 19, 2015 -
Toward smarter selection of therapy for psychiatric disorders
Researchers find that brain scans can predict the success of treatment for social anxiety disorder.
August 11, 2015 -
How language gives your brain a break
Study: In dozens of languages, words that work together stay together.
August 3, 2015 -
George Adelman, noted neuroscience editor, dies at 89
July 31, 2015 -
MRIs for a more peaceful world
Neuroscientists and political scientists join together to advance peace and reconciliation.
July 9, 2015 -
Uncovering the mechanism of our oldest anesthetic
MIT researchers reveal brainwave changes in patients receiving nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas.”
July 6, 2015