Protein has unique effects on information processing
Picower Institute researchers find that a key protein linked to intellectual disability shapes electrical currents in neural connections.
Picower Institute researchers find that a key protein linked to intellectual disability shapes electrical currents in neural connections.
A principled approach can lead to less need for drugs, especially opioids, Emery Brown and colleagues say.
Three MIT postdocs earn competitive Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowships that support diversity in the sciences.
Neural plasticity and arbor growth decline with age, study in mice shows.
Scientists present dueling theories in the high-stakes quest to understand how we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind.
Six brain regions participate in a more blended way than has been appreciated.
MIT study finds synapses develop strength with calcium, maturation.
MIT neuroscientists find posterior parietal cortex region is crucial to connecting perception to action.
Study reveals how, when a synapse strengthens, its neighbors weaken.
MIT researchers find that encountering novel contexts cues the brain to churn out neurogranin.
Six faculty members are granted tenure in four departments.
Taking time to understand underlying causes of stress can help children escape debilitating health effects, symposium speakers argue.
Study reveals why people with the APOE4 gene have higher risk of the disease.
Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning.
System detects direct signals of neural activity; could reveal patterns underlying behavior.