Departments
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Researchers engineer new mouse model to study disease
Time-saving tool takes advantage of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
September 25, 2014 -
Using science for service
Sofia Essayan-Perez is inspired by those around her to teach in Nicaragua, conduct neuroscience research.
September 25, 2014 -
Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
Equipped with a novel optical sensor, a robot grasps a USB plug and inserts it into a USB port.
September 19, 2014 -
World Economic Forum names Susan Hockfield chair of its Forum Academy
Former MIT president to shape development of new online learning initiative.
September 18, 2014 -
Hacking for good
Alumni's software uses hacking tricks to catch vulnerabilities on websites before they're exploited.
September 17, 2014 -
Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene
Mutation that arose long ago may be key to humans’ unique ability to produce and understand speech.
September 15, 2014 -
Picower study finds connection between rare muscle disease and autoimmune disorders
Patients with a rare neuromuscular disorder and those with nerve damage tied to autoimmune disorders may share the same faulty synapses.
September 4, 2014 -
Neuroscientists reverse memories’ emotional associations
MIT study also identifies the brain circuit that links feelings to memories.
August 27, 2014 -
Kay Tye named to Tech Review's top-innovators list
August 19, 2014 -
Try, try again? Study says no
Neuroscientists find that trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language.
July 21, 2014 -
School of Science honors staff with Infinite Mile Awards
July 3, 2014 -
Noninvasive brain control
New light-sensitive protein enables simpler, more powerful optogenetics.
June 29, 2014 -
Controlling movement with light
MIT neuroscientists inhibit muscle contractions by shining light on spinal cord neurons.
June 25, 2014 -
Rett syndrome drug shows promise in clinical trial
MIT neuroscientists report more detail on how the disease arises.
June 23, 2014 -
When it comes to numbers, culture counts
In a Bolivian rainforest society, children learn to count just like in the U.S., but on a delayed timetable.
June 18, 2014 -
MIT launches online lab to study early childhood learning
Families contribute to research via browser and webcam
June 17, 2014 -
Synchronized brain waves enable rapid learning
MIT study finds neurons that hum together encode new information.
June 12, 2014 -
When good people do bad things
Being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal moral beliefs, researchers find.
June 12, 2014 -
Inside the adult ADHD brain
Brain scans differentiate adults who have recovered from childhood ADHD and those whose difficulties linger.
June 10, 2014 -
The whole truth
Children can tell when a teacher commits “sins of omission.”
June 10, 2014