Seminar: Mriganka Sur, "Cortical Plasticity"
May 26, 2020
Seminar: Mriganka Sur, "Cortical Plasticity"
Plasticity shapes the brain during development, and mechanisms of plasticity continue into adulthood to enable learning and memory.
Learning
Seminar: Earl Miller, "Working Memory 2.0"
May 8, 2020
Seminar: Earl Miller, "Working Memory 2.0"
Working memory is the sketchpad of consciousness, the fundamental mechanism the brain uses to gain volitional control over its thoughts and actions.
How attention helps you remember
September 27, 2012
How attention helps you remember
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Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
A new study from MIT neuroscientists sheds light on a neural circuit that makes us likelier to remember what we’re seeing when our brains are in a more attentive state.
Complex brain function depends on flexibility
May 19, 2013
Complex brain function depends on flexibility
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Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
Over the past few decades, neuroscientists have made much progress in mapping the brain by deciphering the functions of individual neurons that perform very specific tasks, such as recognizing the
How old memories fade away
September 18, 2013
How old memories fade away
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Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
If you got beat up by a bully on your walk home from school every day, you would probably become very afraid of the spot where you usually met him.
Try, try again? Study says no
July 21, 2014
Try, try again? Study says no
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
When it comes to learning languages, adults and children have different strengths.
Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene
September 15, 2014
Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Neuroscientists have found that a gene mutation that arose more than half a million years ago may be key to humans’ unique ability to produce and understand speech.
Picower and MIT scientists awarded BRAIN Initiative grants
September 30, 2014
Picower and MIT scientists awarded BRAIN Initiative grants
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Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the first round of Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative award recipients, including several MIT
Fifteen MIT scientists receive NIH BRAIN Initiative grants
September 30, 2014
Fifteen MIT scientists receive NIH BRAIN Initiative grants
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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced their first round of BRAIN Initiative award recipients.
How the brain tells good from bad
April 29, 2015
How the brain tells good from bad
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Eating a slice of chocolate cake or spending time with a friend usually stimulates positive feelings, while getting in a car accident or anticipating a difficult exam is more likely to generate a f
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