Opera star Renée Fleming explores music and minds in MIT talk
Compton Lecture delves into the frontiers of exploration linking neuroscience, music, and health.
Department
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Lighting the path
Luminaries in computing and cognition discuss their journeys and share their insights.
New MRI sensor can image activity deep within the brain
Noninvasive measurements of calcium could reveal neurons’ roles in different types of behavior.
Exploring the nature of intelligence
Undergraduate research projects show how students are advancing research in human and artificial intelligence, and applying intelligence tools to other disciplines.
Jumping into new experiences
For senior Héctor Javier Vázquez Martínez, studying and teaching abroad has brought new friendships, new research interests, and a new outlook.
MIT robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga
Machine-learning approach could help robots assemble cellphones and other small parts in a manufacturing line.
The gift of light, through science and service
Professor Pawan Sinha addresses a humanitarian need — treatable blindness — and advances our understanding of visual development in the brain.
Scientists engineer new CRISPR platform for DNA targeting
CRISPR team harnesses new Cas12b enzyme for use in eukaryotic cells, adding to the CRISPR toolbox.
Mapping the brain at high resolution
New 3-D imaging technique can reveal, much more quickly than other methods, how neurons connect throughout the brain.
Study shows how specific gene variants may raise bipolar disorder risk
Findings could help inform new therapies, improve diagnosis.
Brain study finds circuits that may help you keep your cool
Research by neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory helps explain how the brain regulates arousal.
Democratizing data science
Tool for nonstatisticians automatically generates models that glean insights from complex datasets.
Scope advance gives first look through all cortical layers of the awake brain
Substantial refinements of three-photon microscopy allow for novel discoveries in neuroscience.
School of Science honors postdocs and research staff with 2019 Infinite Kilometer Awards
Five winners are recognized for their outstanding contributions to colleagues, the school, and the Institute.