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
Vision
Learning more about the brain
March 24, 2016
Learning more about the brain
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Steve Calechman | MIT Industrial Liaison Program
The question is straightforward enough: How does the brain learn to make sense of the visual world? The full answer is complicated by the fact that infants can’t talk about what they’re taking in.
In his own words: BCS graduate student Rishi Rajalingham studies visual perception
May 23, 2016
In his own words: BCS graduate student Rishi Rajalingham studies visual perception
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Rishi Rajalingham
Neuroscience is something that really wasn’t on my radar as a child. My dad is a mechanical engineer who encouraged me in my love of math - I thought I was going to be an astrophysicist.
Creating new treatments for amblyopia
November 21, 2016
Creating new treatments for amblyopia
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Helen Knight | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Study finds decreasing activity in the eye can help overcome visual impairment.
Richard Held, professor emeritus of brain and cognitive sciences, dies at 94
December 9, 2016
Richard Held, professor emeritus of brain and cognitive sciences, dies at 94
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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
A glimpse into the workings of the baby brain
January 10, 2017
A glimpse into the workings of the baby brain
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
In adults, certain regions of the brain’s visual cortex respond preferentially to specific types of input, such as faces or objects — but how and when those preferences arise has long puzzled neuro
MIT neuroscientists give "invisible" cells a new look
February 12, 2018
MIT neuroscientists give "invisible" cells a new look
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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Neurons are the star of the show in brain science, but MIT researchers believe they don’t work alone to process information.
As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
July 18, 2018
As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
The gift of light, through science and service
January 28, 2019
The gift of light, through science and service
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Stephanie M. McPherson | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Pawan Sinha, a professor of vision and computational neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, first met Poonam when the girl was 13 years old.
How the brain distinguishes between objects
March 13, 2019
How the brain distinguishes between objects
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
As visual information flows into the brain through the retina, the visual cortex transforms the sensory input into coherent perceptions.
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