Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (PILM)
Project: Big Brain
Project: Big Brain
50 people. 2 months.1 big brain. Video created and produced by Julie Pryor, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Leveraging genetic diversity to drive precision medicine
Leveraging genetic diversity to drive precision medicine
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Genetic research suggests that hundreds of genes are likely risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.
Understanding the Aging Brain: New research from Li-Huei Tsai’s lab suggests the immune system may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease
Understanding the Aging Brain: New research from Li-Huei Tsai’s lab suggests the immune system may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease
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For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research has focused on neurons.
Neuroscientists reveal how the brain can enhance connections
Neuroscientists reveal how the brain can enhance connections
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When the brain forms memories or learns a new task, it encodes the new information by tuning connections between neurons.
Sean Perry, technical associate at the Picower Institute, dies at age 39
Sean Perry, technical associate at the Picower Institute, dies at age 39
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Sean Perry, a technical associate at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, died suddenly in his hometown of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, on Monday, Nov. 23. He was 39.
A day in the life of a synapse reveals new facets of the adult brain
A day in the life of a synapse reveals new facets of the adult brain
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A new study from the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory in the Feb.
“Lost” memories can be found
“Lost” memories can be found
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In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, patients are often unable to remember recent experiences.
How the brain processes emotions
How the brain processes emotions
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Some mental illnesses may stem, in part, from the brain’s inability to correctly assign emotional associations to events.
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