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MIT scientists discover fundamental rule of brain plasticity

June 22, 2018

MIT scientists discover fundamental rule of brain plasticity

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Our brains are famously flexible, or “plastic,” because neurons can do new things by forging new or stronger connections with other neurons.

How to control robots with brainwaves and hand gestures

June 19, 2018

How to control robots with brainwaves and hand gestures

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Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL

Getting robots to do things isn’t easy: Usually, scientists have to either explicitly program them or get them to understand how humans communicate via language.

MIT hosts University of Puerto Rico students after Hurricane Maria

June 11, 2018

MIT hosts University of Puerto Rico students after Hurricane Maria

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Elizabeth Durant | Office of the Vice Chancellor

Swanny Lamboy Rodriguez is not one to complain.

MIT announces leadership of its Quest for Intelligence

June 11, 2018

MIT announces leadership of its Quest for Intelligence

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MIT News Office

Antonio Torralba has been named the inaugural director of the MIT Quest for Intelligence, effective immediately, Provost Martin Schmidt announced today in an email to the MIT community.