Neuroscientists identify two neuron populations that encode happy or fearful memories.
MIT neuroscientists have discovered that brain cells called glial cells play a critical role in controlling appetite and feeding behavior.
The use of general anesthesia for surgery has not changed fundamentally since it was first introduced 170 years ago.
Age-related dementia will affect 10 percent of people in the U.S. within their lifetime.
Synthetic biology allows scientists to design genetic circuits that can be placed in cells, giving them new functions such as producing drugs or other useful molecules.
MIT senior studies cognitive science and medicine from the vantage point of a person with dyslexia.
Study finds decreasing activity in the eye can help overcome visual impairment.
To improve education — whether pK-12, college, professional training, or online courses — one must first gain an understanding of how people learn.
Machine-learning system spontaneously reproduces aspects of human neurology.
Scientists hoping to get a glimpse of molecules that control brain activity have devised a new probe that allows them to image these molecules without using any chemical or radioactive labels.
