With NIH grant, Kay Tye will take on obesity
The MIT professor has earned a 2013 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to further her obesity research.
DNA damage may cause ALS
New study finds link between neurons’ inability to repair DNA and neurodegeneration.
Poster session showcases UROP projects
Students presented the results of their summer UROP projects at the MIT Simons Center.
Making connections in the eye
Wiring diagram of retinal neurons is first step toward mapping the human brain.
Simons Center for the Social Brain offers seed grants, postdoc fellowships
Deadline for applications is September 30
The brains behind research on the brain
Mehmet Fatih Yanik develops tools to answer some of the central questions in neuroscience.
Neuroscientists plant false memories in the brain
MIT study also pinpoints where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic.
Breaking habits before they start
Turning off cells in a habit-associated brain region prevents rats from learning to run a maze on autopilot.
Complex brain function depends on flexibility
Neurons that can multitask greatly enhance the brain’s computational power, study finds.
An unforgettable life
MIT neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin shares her memories of the world’s most famous amnesia patient.
3Q: Robert Desimone on the federal BRAIN Initiative
Director of McGovern Institute discusses how new initiative to understand the human brain will affect neuroscience at MIT and beyond.
Four MIT researchers attend White House announcement of brain initiative
Obama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.
Students have engineering on the brain
MIT class offers student teams a chance to create business ventures based on neurotechnology research.
Obama hosts Dresselhaus, Graybiel and Luu in Oval Office
The three MIT scientists are among six winners of the 2012 Kavli Prizes to visit the White House.