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The debate over how working memory works
August 9, 2018
The debate over how working memory works
by
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
In a debate where the stakes are nothing short of understanding how the brain maintains its so-called “sketchpad of conscious thought,” researchers discuss exactly what makes working memory work in
Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism
August 9, 2018
Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism
by
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Many patients with neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depression experience negative moods that lead them to focus on the possible downside of a given situation more than the potential b
School of Science appoints eight faculty members to named professorships
July 23, 2018
School of Science appoints eight faculty members to named professorships
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School of Science
The School of Science announced that eight of its faculty members have been appointed to named professorships.
Michale Fee receives McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award
July 20, 2018
Michale Fee receives McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award
by
Sabbi Lall | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
July 18, 2018
As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
by
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
events
Linking (Social) Cognition and Perception to Understand (Face) Recognition
Sep
Tue
4
September 4, 2018
Linking (Social) Cognition and Perception to Understand (Face) Recognition
10:00am to 11:00am
Speaker(s):
Galit Yovel, Tel Aviv University
MIT Colloquium on Brain and Cognition with Matthew Chafee, PhD
Sep
Thu
6
SCSB Colloquium Series - Jaideep Bains, Ph.D.: Social Transmission of Stress.
Sep
Wed
12
September 12, 2018
SCSB Colloquium Series - Jaideep Bains, Ph.D.: Social Transmission of Stress.
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s):
Jaideep Bains, Ph.D.
SCSB Lunch Series - Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Ph.D., Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Sep
Fri
14
September 14, 2018
SCSB Lunch Series - Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Ph.D., Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Speaker(s):
Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Ph.D.