Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
It’s not quite the Ant-Man suit, but the system produces 3-D structures one thousandth the size of the originals.
How returning to a prior context aids memory recall
Picower Institute researchers discover the brain mechanism that helps details come flooding back when you visit a scene again.
Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars
Radha Mastandrea, Katie O’Nell, Anna Sappington, Kyle Swanson, and Crystal Winston will begin graduate studies in the UK next fall.
Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons
Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function.
How the brain switches between different sets of rules
When you slow down after exiting the highway, or hush your voice in the library, you’re using this brain mechanism.
Exploring unknowns in cancer, the human brain, and the road ahead
Double major Kerrie Greene builds connections in her research and her community.
I think, therefore I code
Senior Jessy Lin, a double major in EECS and philosophy, is programming for social good.
Baglietto, Saxe, and Shoulders ensure grad students thrive
For three Committed to Caring honorees, mentorship is demonstrated through generosity and making connections.
Brain activity pattern may be early sign of schizophrenia
In a study that might enable earlier diagnosis, neuroscientists find abnormal brain connections that can predict onset of psychotic episodes.
Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance
Neuroscientists discover a circuit that helps redirect attention to focus on potential threats.
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.
Meeting of the Minds
Mahdi Ramadan and Alexi Choueiri’s common experiences as Lebanese evacuees led both to study the human brain at MIT.
How working memory gets you through the day
A new model shows how brain waves are key to both maintenance and control of information in the mind.
Study reveals how the brain overcomes its own limitations
Strategies to compensate for uncertainty help the brain succeed at difficult mental computations.
Monitoring electromagnetic signals in the brain with MRI
Technique could be used to detect light or electrical fields in living tissue.