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Seminar: Guoping Feng: "TRN Dysfunction in Neurodevelopment Disorders"
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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Sharing stories of resilience
Sharing stories of resilience
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The rigors of an MIT education inevitably lead to academic setbacks.
Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, analysis shows
Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, analysis shows
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Using an innovative computational approach to analyze vast brain cell gene expression datasets, researchers at MIT and Sorbonne Université have found that Huntington’s disease may progress to advan
How this biology lab class went virtual during the pandemic
How this biology lab class went virtual during the pandemic
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Each January, MIT hosts a four-week term known as Independent Activities Period (IAP). This year, though, was different: All IAP activities were held online due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Eight from MIT named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows
Eight from MIT named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows
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The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced Feb.
How the brain helps us remember what we’ve seen
How the brain helps us remember what we’ve seen
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Ask anyone, from an NFL quarterback scanning the field for open receivers to an air traffic controller monitoring the positions of planes to a parent watching her kids run around at the park: We de