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.
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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 reverse memories’ emotional associations
August 27, 2014
Neuroscientists reverse memories’ emotional associations
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Most memories have some kind of emotion associated with them: Recalling the week you just spent at the beach probably makes you feel happy, while reflecting on being bullied provokes more negative
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
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.
Hacking for good
September 16, 2014
Hacking for good
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Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
Hacking is often done with malicious intent. But the two MIT alumni who co-founded fast-growing startup Tinfoil Security have shown that hacking can be put to good use: improving security.
Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
September 18, 2014
Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
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Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office
Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable draped freely over a hook and insert it into a USB port.
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
Researchers engineer new mouse model to study disease
September 25, 2014
Researchers engineer new mouse model to study disease
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Veronica Meade-Kelly, Broad Institute
Researchers from the Broad Institute and MIT have created a new mouse model to simplify application of the CRISPR-Cas9 system for genome-editing experiments in living animals.
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
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