Place cells are known to encode individual locations, but research finds stitching together a “cognitive map” of a whole environment requires a broader ensemble of cells, aided by sleep, over several days.
McGovern Institute neuroscientists use children’s interests to probe language in the brain.
The neuroscientist turned entrepreneur will be hosted by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and focus on advancing the intersection of behavioral science and AI across MIT.
At a symposium of the Simons Center for the Social Brain, six speakers described a diversity of recently launched studies aimed at improving understanding of the autistic brain.
Research could help improve motor rehabilitation programs and assistive robot control.
A detailed new look at dopamine signaling suggests neuroscientists’ model of reinforcement learning may need to be revised.
The MIT sophomore and award-winning memory champion explains what these competitions are all about and why you might want to build a “memory palace.”
The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves.
Using fMRI, the research team identified 24 networks that perform specific functions within the brain’s cerebral cortex.
The newly identified pathways appear to relay emotional information that helps to shape the motivation to take action.
Professors Matthew Vander Heiden and Fan Wang, along with five MIT alumni, are honored for their outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
The devices could be a useful tool for biomedical research, and possible clinical use in the future.
A new study adds evidence that consciousness requires communication between sensory and cognitive regions of the brain’s cortex.
The Kuggie Vallee Distinguished Lectures and Workshops presented inspiring examples of success, even as the event evoked frank discussions of the barriers that still hinder many women in science.
Elemind, founded by researchers from MIT, has developed a headband that uses acoustic stimulation to move people into a sleep state.