Feng Zhang named James and Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience
CRISPR pioneer named to inaugural chair created by Patricia and James Poitras '63, founders of MIT’s Poitras Center for Affective Disorders Research.
A glimpse into the workings of the baby brain
MRI scans reveal surprising similarities in activity patterns of infant and adult visual cortex.
Interstellate: Celebrating the the beauty of neuroscience
Caitlin Vander Weele, a graduate student in brain and cognitive sciences, launches a collaborative neuro-art pictorial magazine.
Model sheds light on purpose of inhibitory neurons
Study suggests computational role for neurons that prevent other neurons from firing.
How the brain perceives rhythm
Study finds the brain is biased toward rhythms based on simple integer ratios.
Distinctive brain pattern may underlie dyslexia
Study suggests reduced plasticity could account for reading difficulties.
Richard Held, professor emeritus of brain and cognitive sciences, dies at 94
Longtime professor and former department head spent a lifetime investigating the mechanisms of visual perception.
Feng Zhang named a runner-up for TIME’s 2016 Person of the Year
MIT and Broad Institute scientist shares recognition with four other scientists for developing CRISPR gene-editing systems.
![“…[I]f humans behave similarly to mice in response to this treatment, I would say the potential is just enormous, because it’s so noninvasive, and it’s so accessible,” says Li-Huei Tsai, the Picower Professor of Neuroscience, when describing a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201612/MIT-li-huei-tsai.jpg?itok=eVlLbwfP)
Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s
Noninvasive technique reduces beta amyloid plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
Four MIT students named 2017 Schwarzman Scholars
Alix de Monts, Lisa Ho, Anita Liu, and Melody Liu will study for one year at Tsinghua University in China.
Li-Huei Tsai receives Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award
Picower Institute director awarded for her research on brain development, neurological disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease.
A radiation-free approach to imaging molecules in the brain
New probe induces blood flow changes that can be seen by MRI.
How the brain recognizes faces
Machine-learning system spontaneously reproduces aspects of human neurology.
Enhancing education from pre-K to MIT and beyond
Two new initiatives take an in-depth look at learning.
Creating new treatments for amblyopia
Study finds decreasing activity in the eye can help overcome visual impairment.