Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons
November 27, 2018
Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
As we age, neurons in our brains can become damaged by free radicals.
Brain and cognitive sciences
Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars
December 2, 2018
Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars
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Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Five MIT students — Radha Mastandrea, Kathryn O’Nell, Anna Sappington, Kyle Swanson ’18, and Crystal Winston — have been awarded Marshall Scholarships to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingd
How returning to a prior context aids memory recall
December 12, 2018
How returning to a prior context aids memory recall
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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Whether it’s the pleasant experience of returning one’s childhood home over the holidays or the unease of revisiting a site that proved unpleasant, we often find that when we return to a context wh
Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
December 13, 2018
Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
MIT researchers have invented a way to fabricate nanoscale 3-D objects of nearly any shape.
Mapping the brain, cell by cell
December 17, 2018
Mapping the brain, cell by cell
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
MIT chemical engineers and neuroscientists have devised a new way to preserve biological tissue, allowing them to visualize proteins, DNA, and other molecules within cells, and to map the connectio
Real-time readouts of thinking in rats
December 19, 2018
Real-time readouts of thinking in rats
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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
The rat in a maze may be one of the most classic research motifs in brain science, but a new innovation described in Cell Reports by an international collaboration of scientists shows just
Josh Tenenbaum named Innovator of the Year by R&D Magazine
December 19, 2018
Josh Tenenbaum named Innovator of the Year by R&D Magazine
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Sara Cody | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
R&D Magazine has named Josh Tenenbaum the 2018 Innovator of the Year.
Gut-brain connection signals worms to alter behavior while eating
December 20, 2018
Gut-brain connection signals worms to alter behavior while eating
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
When a hungry worm encounters a rich food source, it immediately slows down so it can devour the feast. Once the worm is full, or the food runs out, it will begin roaming again.
Scope advance gives first look through all cortical layers of the awake brain
January 11, 2019
Scope advance gives first look through all cortical layers of the awake brain
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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Just like doctors seek to scan deeper into the body with sonograms, CT, and MRI, and astronomers seek to look farther out into the universe with space-based telescopes, adaptive optics, and differe
Democratizing data science
January 15, 2019
Democratizing data science
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Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
MIT researchers are hoping to advance the democratization of data science with a new tool for nonstatisticians that automatically generates models for analyzing raw data.
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