Topic
Learning
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With these neurons, extinguishing fear is its own reward
The same neurons responsible for encoding reward also form new memories to suppress fearful ones.
January 21, 2020 -
How to build a language
MIT students are inventing constructed languages — or “conlangs” — in a class that uses linguistics to supply the building blocks.
December 17, 2019 -
New research partnership evaluates innovation in family engagement
Randomized evaluation of the TalkingPoints multilingual family engagement platform will assess the intervention's impact on student achievement.
November 19, 2019 -
Faster video recognition for the smartphone era
MIT and IBM researchers offer a new method to train and run deep learning models more efficiently.
October 11, 2019 -
MIT Solve selects 2019 cohort of tech entrepreneurs
At Solve Challenge Finals in New York, judges selected 32 innovators, and Solve announces $1.5 million in prize funding.
October 1, 2019 -
Two studies reveal benefits of mindfulness for middle school students
Focusing awareness on the present moment can enhance academic performance and lower stress levels.
August 26, 2019 -
J-PAL North America announces second round of competition partners
Education, Technology, and Opportunity Innovation Competition aims to improve student learning.
July 17, 2019 -
Bridging the gap between research and the classroom
MIT’s first-ever Science of Reading event brings together researchers and educators to discuss how to use research to improve literacy outcomes.
June 27, 2019 -
Teaching machines to reason about what they see
Researchers combine statistical and symbolic artificial intelligence techniques to speed learning and improve transparency.
April 2, 2019 -
Brain wave stimulation may improve Alzheimer’s symptoms
Noninvasive treatment improves memory and reduces amyloid plaques in mice.
March 14, 2019 -
As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
Six brain regions participate in a more blended way than has been appreciated.
July 18, 2018 -
J-PAL North America’s Education, Technology, and Opportunity Innovation Competition announces inaugural partners
July 6, 2018 -
Personalized “deep learning” equips robots for autism therapy
Machine learning network offers personalized estimates of children’s behavior.
June 27, 2018 -
MIT scientists discover fundamental rule of brain plasticity
Study reveals how, when a synapse strengthens, its neighbors weaken.
June 22, 2018 -
Protein pair quickly makes memories of new places
MIT researchers find that encountering novel contexts cues the brain to churn out neurogranin.
June 6, 2018 -
Fighting toxic stress in children is tough but possible
Taking time to understand underlying causes of stress can help children escape debilitating health effects, symposium speakers argue.
May 31, 2018 -
Brain circuit helps us learn by watching others
Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning.
May 3, 2018 -
Cognitive scientists define critical period for learning language
Study shows children remain adept learners until the age of 17 or 18.
May 1, 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 -
MIT and Harvard join forces to address early childhood literacy
Reach Every Reader aims to end early literacy crisis.
March 6, 2018