Younger brains are easier to rewire
Study of blind patients supports the idea that there is a period early in a person’s development when brain regions can switch functions.
Nerve-cell regeneration quest is fast tracked
Microchip technology rapidly identifies compounds for regrowing nerves, in live animals.
Lunch with a Laureate: Robert Horvitz
Presented by the MIT Museum and the Cambridge Science Festival
Proteins linked to longevity also linked to Alzheimer’s
Sirtuins appear to control production of the devastating protein fragments that form plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
Protein linked to aging may boost memory and learning ability
Discovery could lead to new drugs to fight Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases.
Postdoc awarded Otto Hahn medal of the Max Planck Society
Honored for thesis on neural correlates of visual illusions
Multitasking is no problem for these brain cells
Scientists find that neurons in the brain’s planning center can handle more than one kind of job.
Earl Miller wins MERIT award from National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
Moral judgments can be altered ... by magnets
By disrupting brain activity in a particular region, neuroscientists can sway people’s views of moral situations.
No harm, no foul
Study of moral judgment finds that patients with a specific brain defect lack the emotional reaction necessary to find fault with attempted murderers