Emery Brown wins Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
Award cites major contributions to statistical analysis of brain activity and advancing the neuroscience of anesthesia.
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MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator
Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages.
Detecting patients’ pain levels via their brain signals
System could help with diagnosing and treating noncommunicative patients.
A much less invasive way to monitor pressure in the brain
New technique could help doctors determine whether patients are at risk from elevated pressure.
Neuroscientists gain new insights through innovation
Speakers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory fall symposium highlight advances in microscopy, tissue engineering, and reporters of brain activity.
To improve anesthesia, focus on neuroscience and nociception, experts urge
A principled approach can lead to less need for drugs, especially opioids, Emery Brown and colleagues say.
Putting the brain at the center of anesthesiology
Emery N. Brown explains how statistics and neuroscience improve anesthesiology at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting.
A better world, starting close to home
MIT faculty and alumni have helped to shape Cambridge, Boston, and the surrounding region.
Lauren Uhr: a brain researcher motivated by personal experience
MIT senior studies cognitive science and medicine from the vantage point of a person with dyslexia.
Study suggests approach to waking patients after surgery
Activating certain brain neurons may spur recovery from general anesthesia.
Needles that hit the right mark
New sensor could help anesthesiologists place needles for epidurals and other medical procedures.
Sepsis-curing device wins new health care prize
Device that filters blood to prevent organ failure wins MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize.
Four MIT faculty named 2015 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Belcher, Bhatia, Brown, and Horvitz recognized for demonstrating a prolific spirit of innovation and invention resulting in a tangible impact on society.
