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Estimating suicide risk from text
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Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
A new language-processing tool could help identify the highest-risk individuals from natural language, enabling swifter interventions.
How the brain keeps its options straight at decision time
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David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Making a decision requires juggling a set of options without getting them confused or losing track of them. A new MIT study shows how neurons encode information to maximize clarity throughout the process.
Poitras Center to fuel early careers of 50 young scientists dedicated to psychiatric disorders research
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Rubina Veerakone | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Patricia and James Poitras ’63 provide fellowships for graduate students and postdocs who will shape the future of mental health research.