Understanding how we recognize objects using visual data
October 19, 2016
Understanding how we recognize objects using visual data
Video courtesy of MIT's ILP program
Neuroscience
Controlling movement with light
June 25, 2014
Controlling movement with light
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have shown they can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics — a technique that allows scientists to control neurons’ electrical impulses with light
$650 million commitment to Stanley Center at Broad Institute aims to galvanize mental illness research
July 21, 2014
$650 million commitment to Stanley Center at Broad Institute aims to galvanize mental illness research
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News Office
The following is adapted from a press release issued today by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Picower study finds connection between rare muscle disease and autoimmune disorders
September 4, 2014
Picower study finds connection between rare muscle disease and autoimmune disorders
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Deborah Halber | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Patients with a rare neuromuscular disorder and those with nerve damage tied to autoimmune disorders may share the same faulty synapses, neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and
Using science for service
September 24, 2014
Using science for service
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Julia Sklar | MIT News correspondent
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
Modeling shockwaves through the brain
September 29, 2014
Modeling shockwaves through the brain
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Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Since the start of the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 300,000 soldiers have returned to the United States with traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by exposure to bomb blasts
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.
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
Autism as a disorder of prediction
October 7, 2014
Autism as a disorder of prediction
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Autism is characterized by many different symptoms: difficulty interacting with others, repetitive behaviors, and hypersensitivity to sound and other stimuli.
Kay Tye named 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigator
October 20, 2014
Kay Tye named 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigator
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Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
The Picower Institute congratulates Kay Tye, a Picower principal investigator and the Whitehead Career De
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