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How we recall the past

August 17, 2017

How we recall the past

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

When we have a new experience, the memory of that event is stored in a neural circuit that connects several parts of the hippocampus and other brain structures.

Feng Zhang to share Albany Medical Prize

August 15, 2017

Feng Zhang to share Albany Medical Prize

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McGovern Institute for Brain Research

Feng Zhang, a member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and an associate professor in the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and of Biological Engineering, has been named a winne

Blocking a key enzyme may reverse memory loss

August 8, 2017

Blocking a key enzyme may reverse memory loss

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

In the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, many of the genes required to form new memories are shut down by a genetic blockade, contributing to the cognitive decline seen in those patients.

Prototyping a pump for brain treatment

August 4, 2017

Prototyping a pump for brain treatment

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Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center

Summer Scholar Alejandro Aponte is interning in the lab of Michael J. Cima, the David H.

MIT’s Solve initiative seeks solutions to its 2017 global challenges

July 18, 2017

MIT’s Solve initiative seeks solutions to its 2017 global challenges

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MIT News Office

Solve — MIT’s initiative that brings together problem-solvers of all stripes to tackle the world’s pressing problems — has four new global challenges for 2017: brain health; sustainable urban commu