Predicting change in the Alzheimer’s brain
Combining MRI and other data helps machine-learning systems predict effects of neurodegenerative disease.
How the brain recognizes objects
Neuroscientists find evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex can identify objects.
Finding a noninvasive way to measure pressure in the brain
MIT researchers team up with Boston Medical Center and Philips to test a noninvasive way to measure intracranial pressure.
Biologists find unexpected role for amyloid-forming protein
Yeast protein could offer clues to how Alzheimer’s plaques form in the brain.
How the brain encodes time and place
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that is critical for forming episodic memories.
Wired for habit
Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.
Toward smarter selection of therapy for psychiatric disorders
Researchers find that brain scans can predict the success of treatment for social anxiety disorder.
MRIs for a more peaceful world
Neuroscientists and political scientists join together to advance peace and reconciliation.
Uncovering the mechanism of our oldest anesthetic
MIT researchers reveal brainwave changes in patients receiving nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas.”
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.