A team led by MIT neuroscientists has developed a way to monitor how brain cells coordinate with each other to control specific behaviors, such as initiating movement or detecting an odor.
The Simons Center for the Social Brain (SCSB) at MIT is pleased to announce its 2013 Round 1 funding opportunities for faculty seed grants and postdoctoral fellowships.
One of the defining characteristics of autism is difficulty communicating with others.
MIT senior Sofia Essayan-Perez, majoring in brain and cognitive sciences with a minor in applied international studies, has founded an educational nonprofit, conducted neuroscience research, and tu
Autism is characterized by many different symptoms: difficulty interacting with others, repetitive behaviors, and hypersensitivity to sound and other stimuli.
Several genetic disorders cause intellectual disability and autism. Historically, these genetic brain diseases were viewed as untreatable.
In findings that may lead to new treatments for cognitive disorders, researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory zero in on how the brain forms memories of what has been seen.
When she was just two, doctors advised Temple Grandin’s mother that her child would probably need to be institutionalized for life due to her autism.
We are creatures of habit, nearly mindlessly executing routine after routine. Some habits we feel good about; others, less so.
Genetic research suggests that hundreds of genes are likely risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.
