How brain cells pick which connections to keep
Novel study shows protein CPG15 acts as a molecular proxy of experience to mark synapses for stabilization.
Novel study shows protein CPG15 acts as a molecular proxy of experience to mark synapses for stabilization.
Neuroscientists find brain activity patterns that encode our beliefs and affect how we interpret the world around us.
Noninvasive treatment improves memory and reduces amyloid plaques in mice.
New open-source system provides fast, accurate neural decoding and real-time readouts of where rats think they are.
Picower Institute researchers discover the brain mechanism that helps details come flooding back when you visit a scene again.
When you slow down after exiting the highway, or hush your voice in the library, you’re using this brain mechanism.
Mahdi Ramadan and Alexi Choueiri’s common experiences as Lebanese evacuees led both to study the human brain at MIT.
A new model shows how brain waves are key to both maintenance and control of information in the mind.
Scientists present dueling theories in the high-stakes quest to understand how we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind.
Six brain regions participate in a more blended way than has been appreciated.
Study reveals how, when a synapse strengthens, its neighbors weaken.
MIT researchers find that encountering novel contexts cues the brain to churn out neurogranin.
Taking time to understand underlying causes of stress can help children escape debilitating health effects, symposium speakers argue.
Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning.
Picower Institute study explains what happens when working memory reaches its full capacity.