Uncovering a dynamic cortex
Neuroscientists show that multiple cortical regions are needed to process information.
Recalling happier memories can reverse depression
Artificially reactivating positive memories could offer an alternative to traditional antidepressants.
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 we make emotional decisions
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that controls decisions that induce high anxiety.
Seeking deeper understanding of how the brain works
Edward Boyden develops techniques to study the brain, and how it operates, in finer detail.
How the brain tells good from bad
Neuroscientists identify neurons in the amygdala that assign emotions to experience.
Picower researchers ID brain mechanisms underlying alertness and attentiveness
First demonstration that a common neurotransmitter acts via a single neuron type to enable effective information-processing.
Alana Foundation gift to support study of Down syndrome
MIT’s Picower Institute to partner on four projects with Case Western Reserve University.
Biologists identify brain tumor weakness
Discovery could offer a new target for treatment of glioblastoma.
New strategies for anesthesia
Emery Brown says anesthesia drugs have been used in the U.S. for more than 160 years, but were largely misunderstood — until now.
Decoding sugar addiction
Separate neural circuits control sugar cravings and healthy eating, researchers find.
MIT researchers find where visual memories are made
Discovery could lead to new treatments for cognitive disorders including autism and schizophrenia.