Some brain disorders exhibit similar circuit malfunctions
Study suggests a common mechanism underlies some behavioral traits seen in autism and schizophrenia.
Study suggests a common mechanism underlies some behavioral traits seen in autism and schizophrenia.
How 3D-printed models of neuronal axons could accelerate development of new therapies to treat neurodegenerative disorders.
As “visual recognition memory” emerges in the visual cortex, one circuit of inhibitory neurons supplants another, and slower neural oscillations prevail.
Selective global honor supports early-career scientists and engineers in taking on new pursuits.
Novel method, developed by McGovern Institute researchers, may lead to safer, more efficient gene therapies.
At Picower Institute symposium, speakers describe harms of early exposure to trauma, racism, as well as the restorative power of understanding, nurturing, and extending opportunity.
Simultaneous measurement of neural rhythms and spikes across five brain areas reveals how propofol induces unconsciousness.
Combat veteran and PhD candidate Omar Rutledge drives research on post-traumatic stress disorder.
MIT neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that stops mice from mating with others that appear to be sick.
Using an ordinary light microscope, researchers can now obtain images with unprecedented accuracy.
Graybiel lab identifies genes linked to abnormal repetitive behaviors often seen in models of addiction and schizophrenia.
A new computational approach for analyzing complex datasets shows that as disease progresses, neurons and astrocytes lose the ability to maintain homeostasis.
Research finds that as one looks around, mental images bounce between right and left brain as they shift around in our visual system.
“Organs-on-a-chip” system sheds light on how bacteria in the human digestive tract may influence neurological diseases.
Expanding tissue samples before sequencing allows researchers to pinpoint locations of RNA molecules.