Alan Siegel to retire as chief of MIT Medical’s Mental Health and Counseling Service
Alan Siegel, chief of MIT Medical’s Mental Health and Counseling Service, will retire from his position after nearly 15 years.
Second-round MindHandHeart Innovation Fund grant recipients announced
Grants totaling $24,870 were awarded to seven proposals in the second Innovation Fund cycle.
Diagnosing depression before it starts
Brain scans may identify children who are vulnerable to depression, before symptoms appear.
Watch your tone
Voice-analytics software helps customer-service reps build better rapport with customers.
How one gene contributes to two diseases
Neuroscientists unravel Shank3 gene’s role in autism and schizophrenia.
MIT Wellness Fair welcomes nearly 500 students, teaches strategies for dealing with stress
Division of Student Life Wellness Fair brings community together around support services, mental health.
MindHandHeart Initiative announces first-round Innovation Fund grant recipients
Grants totaling over $25,000 were awarded to mental health and well-being proposals in the first Innovation Fund cycle.
Predicting change in the Alzheimer’s brain
Combining MRI and other data helps machine-learning systems predict effects of neurodegenerative disease.
MIT announces steps to promote community well-being, strengthen mental health services
Chancellor and MIT Medical release results of student survey.
Wired for habit
Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.
Could a pen change how we diagnose brain function?
Team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab detects dementia using AI and a digital pen.
Toward smarter selection of therapy for psychiatric disorders
Researchers find that brain scans can predict the success of treatment for social anxiety disorder.
Recalling happier memories can reverse depression
Artificially reactivating positive memories could offer an alternative to traditional antidepressants.
How we make emotional decisions
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that controls decisions that induce high anxiety.