Picower and MIT scientists awarded BRAIN Initiative grants
Researchers will advance our understanding of the human mind and discover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure neurological disorders.
Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene
Mutation that arose long ago may be key to humans’ unique ability to produce and understand speech.
Neuroscientists reverse memories’ emotional associations
MIT study also identifies the brain circuit that links feelings to memories.
Synchronized brain waves enable rapid learning
MIT study finds neurons that hum together encode new information.
New conversation on sociotechnical systems
On April 30, Li-Huei Tsai will discuss a potential memory-based treatment for PTSD
Pinpointing the 'oops' moment in the brain
MIT research sheds light on how mice "think" when they retrieve correct memories and notice their mistakes.
How the brain pays attention
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that’s key to shifting our focus from one object to another.
3 Questions: Suzanne Corkin on new study of neuroscience’s most famous patient
Preliminary analysis of H.M.’s brain tissue lays groundwork for more comprehensive studies.
In the brain, timing is everything
Study reveals how the brain links memories of events that occur one after the other.
Erasing traumatic memories
New study identifies drug that could improve treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Discovering hippocampal connections responsible for episodic memory
MIT neuroscientists map neural circuits involving the CA2 region of the hippocampus.
Balancing old and new skills
MIT model explains how the brain can learn novel tasks while still remembering what it has already learned.
How old memories fade away
Discovery of a gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments.
Neuroscientists plant false memories in the brain
MIT study also pinpoints where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic.
Complex brain function depends on flexibility
Neurons that can multitask greatly enhance the brain’s computational power, study finds.