How the brain recognizes objects
Neuroscientists find evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex can identify objects.
More-flexible machine learning
Giving machine-learning systems “partial credit” during training improves image classification.
Finding a noninvasive way to measure pressure in the brain
MIT researchers team up with Boston Medical Center and Philips to test a noninvasive way to measure intracranial pressure.
New system for human genome editing has potential to increase power and precision of DNA engineering
CRISPR-Cpf1 offers simpler approach to editing DNA; technology could disrupt scientific and commercial landscape.
Biologists find unexpected role for amyloid-forming protein
Yeast protein could offer clues to how Alzheimer’s plaques form in the brain.
How the brain encodes time and place
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that is critical for forming episodic memories.
Possible new weapon against PTSD
Blocking a newly identified memory pathway could prevent the disorder.
Young brains can take on new functions
Visual cortex of blind children can be remodeled to process language.
Wired for habit
Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.
Toward smarter selection of therapy for psychiatric disorders
Researchers find that brain scans can predict the success of treatment for social anxiety disorder.
How language gives your brain a break
Study: In dozens of languages, words that work together stay together.
MRIs for a more peaceful world
Neuroscientists and political scientists join together to advance peace and reconciliation.
Uncovering the mechanism of our oldest anesthetic
MIT researchers reveal brainwave changes in patients receiving nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas.”