Professor Emery Brown has big plans for anesthesiology
In stepping down as co-director of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Brown will work to develop a new center for anesthesiology research.
In stepping down as co-director of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Brown will work to develop a new center for anesthesiology research.
Professor and cognitive neuroscientist recognized for groundbreaking work on the functional organization of the human brain.
MIT neuroscientists have developed a computer model that can answer that question as well as the human brain.
Extra chromosome alters chromosomal conformation and DNA accessibility in neural progenitor cells; study establishes senescence as a potentially targetable mechanism for future treatment.
Computational modeling shows that both our ears and our environment influence how we hear.
Infection during pregnancy with elevated levels of the cytokine IL-17a may yield microbiome alterations that prime offspring for aberrant immune responses, mouse study suggests.
Tomosyn’s tight regulation of neurotransmitter release distinguishes functions of two neuron classes at the fly neuromuscular junction.
By integrating multiple sensory inputs, a loop of mutual inhibition among a small set of neurons allows worms to switch between long-lasting behavioral states.
Human neurons have fewer ion channels, which might have allowed the human brain to divert energy to other neural processes.
The findings may help explain why some people who lead enriching lives are less prone to Alzheimer’s and age-related dementia.
Students featured in public art exhibits in prominent locations throughout Boston.
A National Science Foundation-funded team will use artificial intelligence to speed up discoveries in physics, astronomy, and neuroscience.
When asked to classify odors, artificial neural networks adopt a structure that closely resembles that of the brain’s olfactory circuitry.
While the brain acquires resistance to continuous treatment with mGluR5 inhibitor drugs, lasting effects may still arise if dosing occurs intermittently and during a developmental-critical period.
Dedicated circuits evaluate uncertainty in the brain, preventing it from using unreliable information to make decisions.