Studying the brain and supporting the mind
At MIT, senior Tarun Kamath has explored neuroscience and science policy, while helping his peers find ways to reduce stress.
At MIT, senior Tarun Kamath has explored neuroscience and science policy, while helping his peers find ways to reduce stress.
Picower Institute researchers are embarking on experiments to learn the mechanisms by which coronavirus might affect mental health.
Survey from the Saxe Lab aims to measure the toll of social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Using magnetic nanoparticles, scientists stimulate the adrenal gland in rodents to control release of hormones linked to stress.
To help us navigate this time of social distancing, three MIT astronauts share lessons of isolated living aboard the International Space Station.
CCI and Takeda collaborate on a theoretical approach leveraging networks of people and machines in support of individuals experiencing depression.
MindHandHeart is finding new ways to encourage healthy, positive social media use.
The same neurons responsible for encoding reward also form new memories to suppress fearful ones.
A MindHandHeart Innovation Fund project spearheaded by staff member Angelique Scarpa is bringing elements of nature to MIT.
The 10th round of MindHandHeart Innovation Fund projects is bringing diversity, equity, and inclusion, wellness, and community-building programming to campus.
Design principles from robotics help researchers decipher elements controlling mental processes in the brain.
Clumps of amyloid protein emerge early in deep regions, such as the mammillary body, and march outward in the brain along specific circuits.
Data on MIT students underscore the importance of getting enough sleep; bedtime also matters.
Focusing awareness on the present moment can enhance academic performance and lower stress levels.
Whitehead Institute team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests in cells and mice show promise for rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder.