Topic
Behavior
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Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism
Stimulating the brain’s caudate nucleus generates a negative outlook that clouds decision-making.
August 9, 2018 -
Helping computers perceive human emotions
Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel.
July 24, 2018 -
Michale Fee receives McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award
The McKnight technology award supports scientists using novel and creative approaches to understanding brain function.
July 20, 2018 -
Doctors rely on more than just data for medical decision making
Computer scientists find that physicians’ “gut feelings” influence how many tests they order for patients.
July 20, 2018 -
An AI system for editing music in videos
Given a video of a musical performance, CSAIL’s deep-learning system can make individual instruments louder or softer.
July 5, 2018 -
Personalized “deep learning” equips robots for autism therapy
Machine learning network offers personalized estimates of children’s behavior.
June 27, 2018 -
Artificial intelligence senses people through walls
Wireless smart-home system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could monitor diseases and help the elderly “age in place.”
June 12, 2018 -
Brain circuit helps us learn by watching others
Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning.
May 3, 2018 -
McGovern Institute awards 2018 Scolnick Prize to David Anderson
Neuroscientist honored for his work on the biology of neural stem cells and neural circuits that control emotional behaviors.
May 3, 2018 -
Measuring the economy with location data
Startup’s platform crunches anonymized smartphone GPS data to understand how people shop, work, and live.
March 27, 2018 -
Study finds early signatures of the social brain
Children as young as 3 have brain network devoted to interpreting thoughts of other people.
March 12, 2018 -
Political Methodology Lab to dig deep into new kinds of data
Founder Teppei Yamamoto designs new tools to comprehend political behavior transformed by digital technology.
February 15, 2018 -
Distinctive brain pattern helps habits form
Study identifies neurons that fire at the beginning and end of a behavior as it becomes a habit.
February 8, 2018 -
Decoding human cognition
MIT senior and Marshall Scholar Liang Zhou wants to elucidate the neural basis for our thoughts and intuitions.
February 1, 2018 -
Inventing the “Google” for predictive analytics
Platform analyzes big data to answer plain-language business queries in minutes instead of months.
December 19, 2017 -
Stress can lead to risky decisions
Neuroscientists find chronic stress skews decisions toward higher-risk options.
November 16, 2017 -
Course helps girls in Botswana avoid HIV and “sugar daddies”
Youth-to-youth program teaches girls about the increased odds of contracting HIV from older men.
October 25, 2017 -
When negotiating, pride goeth before destruction
Study finds good feelings from one negotiation can damage subsequent performance.
October 24, 2017 -
Babies can learn that hard work pays off
Study finds infants try harder after seeing adults struggle to achieve a goal.
September 21, 2017 -
Analyzing the language of color
Cognitive scientists find that people can more easily communicate warmer colors than cool ones.
September 18, 2017