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Edward
Adelson
Ph.D.
John and Dorothy Wilson Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Polina
Anikeeva
Ph.D.
Professor
Material Science & Engineering; Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Mark
Bear
Ph.D.
Picower Professor of Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Edward
Boyden
Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences; Program in Media Arts & Sciences; Department of Biological Engineering
Systems Neuroscience
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Emery
Brown
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director IMES/Taplin Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
Systems Neuroscience
Computation
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Gloria
Choi
Ph.D.
Mark Hyman Jr CD Associate Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Kwanghun
Chung
Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Joint (wt)
Chemical Engineering; Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Robert
Desimone
Ph.D.
Director, McGovern Institute & Berkey Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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James
DiCarlo
M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Quest/Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Evelina
Fedorenko
Ph.D.
Middleton CD Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Michale
Fee
Ph.D.
Dept Head, BCS & Dorflinger Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Guoping
Feng
Ph.D.
James W (1963) & Patricia T Poitras Prof.
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Ila
Fiete
Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Computation
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Steven
Flavell
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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John
Gabrieli
Ph.D.
Grover M. Hermann Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Edward
Gibson
Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Ann
Graybiel
Ph.D.
Institute Professor and Professor in BCS
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Mark
Harnett
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Myriam
Heiman
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Susan
Hockfield
Ph.D.
President Emerita and Professor of Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Neville
Hogan
Ph.D.
Prof Mech Eng; Prof Brain & Cog Sc; Dir Newman Lab
Mechanical Engineering; Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Computation
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Alan
Jasanoff
Ph.D.
Professor
Biological Engineering; Brain & Cognitive Sciences; Nuclear Science & Engineering
Systems Neuroscience
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Mehrdad
Jazayeri
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Nancy
Kanwisher
Ph.D.
Walter A Rosenblith Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Roger
Levy
Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Troy
Littleton
M.D., Ph.D.
Menicon Professor of Neuroscience
Biology; Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Josh
McDermott
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
Computation
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Earl
Miller
Ph.D.
Picower Professor of Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Elly
Nedivi
Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences; Biology
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Tomaso
Poggio
Ph.D.
Eugene McDermott Professor in the Brain Sciences
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Computation
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Drazen
Prelec
Ph.D.
Digital Equipment Corp LGO Professor of Management
MIT Sloan; Department of Economics; Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences.
Cognitive Science
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Alexander
Rakhlin
Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Computation
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David
Rand
Ph.D.
Professor
Management Science (MIT Sloan) and Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Robert
Richardson
M.D., Ph.D., FAANS
Visiting Associate Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
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Rebecca
Saxe
Ph.D.
Associate Dean & Jarve Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Laura
Schulz
Ph.D.
MacVicar Faculty Fellow
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Nidhi
Seethapathi
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
Computation
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Tali
Sharot
Ph.D.
Affiliated Professor
University College, London; Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Morgan
Sheng
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Pawan
Sinha
Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Computation
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Jean-Jacques
Slotine
Ph.D.
Prof of Mech Engr & Info Sci, Prof of Brain & Cog
Mechanical Engineering; Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Computation
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Mriganka
Sur
Ph.D., FRS
Dir, Simons Ctr for the Social Brain, Newton Prof
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Joshua
Tenenbaum
Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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Susumu
Tonegawa
Ph.D.
Picower Professor
Biology; Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Li-Huei
Tsai
Ph.D.
Director, Picower Institute & Picower Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Fan
Wang
Ph.D.
Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Matthew
Wilson
Ph.D.
Assc Dept Head/Sherman Fairchild Prof of Neurosci
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Guangyu Robert
Yang
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Computation
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Feng
Zhang
Ph.D.
James & Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences; Biological Engineering
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Emilio
Bizzi
M.D., Ph.D.
Institute Professor Emeritus
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Martha
Constantine-Paton
Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Brain & Cognitive Sciences; Biology
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Mary
Potter
Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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William
Quinn
Ph.D.
Professor, Brain & Cognitive Science/Biology
Brain & Cognitive Sciences; Biology
Cellular / Molecular Neuroscience
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Peter
Schiller
Ph.D.
D W Poitras Professor
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Gerald
Schneider
Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Systems Neuroscience
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Kenneth
Wexler
Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Science
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