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Seminar: Guoping Feng: "TRN Dysfunction in Neurodevelopment Disorders"

The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), the major source of thalamic inhibition, is known to regulate thalamocortical interactions critical for sensory processing, attention and cognition.

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Four researchers earn interdisciplinary Schmidt Science Fellowships

June 23, 2021

Four researchers earn interdisciplinary Schmidt Science Fellowships

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Four MIT-affiliated researchers are among 28 around the world to have been named to a competitive Schmidt Science Fellowship, an award created in 2017 to advance interdisciplinary studies among ear

A unique collaboration with US Special Operations Command

June 22, 2021

A unique collaboration with US Special Operations Command

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Kate S. Petersen | School of Engineering

When General Richard D. Clarke, commander of the U.S.

Congratulations 2021 BCS Award Honorees!

June 16, 2021

Congratulations 2021 BCS Award Honorees!

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Tristan Davies

The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences is honored to announce this year’s awards for faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates.

Congratulations to the BCS Class of 2021!

June 16, 2021

Congratulations to the BCS Class of 2021!

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Tristan Davies | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Twenty-seven undergraduates received Bachelor of Science degrees and 12 students received graduate degrees from the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences during an online event following the M

A new technique for correcting disease-causing mutations

June 9, 2021

A new technique for correcting disease-causing mutations

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Jill Crittenden | McGovern Institute for Brain Research

Gene editing, or purposefully changing a gene’s DNA sequence, is a powerful tool for studying how mutations cause disease, and for making changes in an individual’s DNA for therapeutic purposes.