A delicate balance between positive and negative emotion
Neuroscientists identify two neuron populations that encode happy or fearful memories.
Scientists identify neurons devoted to social memory
Cells in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.
Pinpointing a brain circuit that can keep fears at bay
Study suggests path to prolonging treatment effectiveness for phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder.
How the brain builds panoramic memory
Neuroscientists identify brain regions key to linking different views of our surroundings.
Faculty at MIT and beyond respond forcefully to an article critical of Suzanne Corkin
More than 200 members of the scientific community sign a letter supporting the late MIT neuroscientist; department head issues a statement.
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
Deletion of the HDAC3 gene in the brains of mice causes cognitive and social impairments consistent with Rett Syndrome.
Professor Emerita Suzanne Corkin dies at 79
Over half a century at MIT, Corkin made lasting contributions to the biology of memory and cognitive disorders.
A new glimpse into working memory
Study finds bursts of neural activity as the brain holds information in mind, overturns a long-held model.
Neuroscientists reveal how the brain can enhance connections
Newly identified mechanism allows the brain to strengthen links between neurons.
To locate objects, brain relies on memory
Neuroscientists identify brain region that holds objects in memory until they are spotted.
How the brain encodes time and place
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that is critical for forming episodic memories.
DNA breakage underlies both learning, age-related damage
Process that allows brains to learn and remember also leads to degeneration with age.
Researchers find “lost” memories
Scientists use optogenetics to reactivate memories that could not otherwise be retrieved.
How the brain tells good from bad
Neuroscientists identify neurons in the amygdala that assign emotions to experience.