Electrical properties of dendrites help explain our brain’s unique computing power
Neurons in human and rat brains carry electrical signals in different ways, scientists find.
Fujitsu Laboratories and MIT’s Center for Brains, Minds and Machines Broaden Partnership
New investment supports intelligence research, student fellowships.
Model helps robots navigate more like humans do
In simulations, robots move through new environments by exploring, observing, and drawing from learned experiences.
Recognizing the partially seen
Advances in computer vision inspired by human physiological and anatomical constraints are improving pattern completion in machines.
Feng Zhang wins 2018 Keio Medical Science Prize
McGovern Institute scientist is recognized with award for outstanding and creative achievements made in the life and medical sciences.
Mark Harnett named Vallee Foundation Scholar
MIT neuroscientist is among five people selected to receive the early career award.
New sensors track dopamine in the brain for more than a year
Tiny probes could be useful for monitoring patients with Parkinson’s and other diseases.
Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism
Stimulating the brain’s caudate nucleus generates a negative outlook that clouds decision-making.
Michale Fee receives McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award
The McKnight technology award supports scientists using novel and creative approaches to understanding brain function.
Advancing knowledge in medical and genetic sciences
Three MIT faculty members selected for funding from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation.
How music lessons can improve language skills
Study links piano education with better word discrimination by kindergartners.
How the brain performs flexible computations
New neural model reveals how the brain adapts to new information.
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
MIT faculty members are among 19 top scientists selected from across the nation.
Featured video: The neuroscience behind "Yanny" vs. "Laurel"
MIT grad students explain why some people hear "Yanny" and others hear "Laurel" in the audio clip that's taken the world by storm.
Ann Graybiel wins 2018 Gruber Neuroscience Prize
MIT neuroscientist is recognized for her pioneering work on the complexity and function of the basal ganglia.