Open access task force releases final recommendations
October 17, 2019
Open access task force releases final recommendations
by
Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries
The Ad Hoc Task Force on Open Access to MIT’s Research has released its
News + Events Archives
Brains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: Feedforward and feedback processes in visual recognition
Nov
Tue
5
November 5, 2019
Brains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: Feedforward and feedback processes in visual recognition
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s):
Thomas Serre, Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences Department, Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University
New method visualizes groups of neurons as they compute
October 9, 2019
New method visualizes groups of neurons as they compute
by
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Using a fluorescent probe that lights up when brain cells are electrically active, MIT and Boston University researchers have shown that they can image the activity of many neurons at once, in the
Alzheimer’s plaque emerges early and deep in the brain
October 8, 2019
Alzheimer’s plaque emerges early and deep in the brain
by
David Orenstein | Picower Institute
Long before symptoms like memory loss even emerge, the underlying pathology of Alzheimer’s disease, such as an accumulation of amyloid protein plaques, is well underway in the brain.
Theme and variations: circuit mechanisms of behavioral evolution
Oct
Thu
10
October 10, 2019
Theme and variations: circuit mechanisms of behavioral evolution
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s):
Study: Better sleep habits lead to better college grades
October 1, 2019
Study: Better sleep habits lead to better college grades
by
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
Two MIT professors have found a strong relationship between students’ grades and how much sleep they’re getting.
CBMM Special Seminar: Beyond Empirical Risk Minimization: the lessons of deep learning
Oct
Mon
28
October 28, 2019
CBMM Special Seminar: Beyond Empirical Risk Minimization: the lessons of deep learning
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s):
Mikhail Belkin, Professor, The Ohio State University
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Statistics, Center for Cognitive Science
Josh Tenenbaum receives 2019 MacArthur Fellowship
September 25, 2019
Josh Tenenbaum receives 2019 MacArthur Fellowship
by
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Josh Tenenbaum, a professor in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences who studies human cognition, has been named a recipient of a 2019 MacArthur Fellowship.
