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MIT Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86
July 15, 2026

MIT Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
Tonegawa made landmark discoveries about how the immune system generates antibody diversity and how the brain forms memories.
Electric fields help guide neural activity, even from moment to moment
July 15, 2026

Electric fields help guide neural activity, even from moment to moment

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David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
A new study adds evidence that electric fields in the brain help to organize and shape underlying neural activity via “ephaptic coupling.”
How visual learning happens in the brain
July 14, 2026

How visual learning happens in the brain

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Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Scientists find that learning to identify a new object subtly reshapes visual processing in the brain.
Moshe Poliak
July 13, 2026

Why we say things the way we do

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Jarret Bencks

Moshe Poliak has always had a fascination with language. He grew up speaking Russian while learning Hebrew and English in school. But that wasn’t enough for him.

Separating logic and language
July 8, 2026

Separating logic and language

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Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Neuroscientists find logical reasoning does not involve language-processing parts of the brain.
The brain’s internal ruler
July 7, 2026

The brain’s internal ruler

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Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
A simple brain circuit measures objects’ distance from the body using touch signals from a rodent’s whiskers, MIT scientists find.
Steve Ramirez
July 7, 2026

‘How to Change a Memory’ mixes the deeply personal with the hard science

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Jarret Bencks

When Steve Ramirez was taken along to the grocery store by his parents as an elementary-schooler, he always wanted to peel off into the bookstore next door.

The brain’s language network is more extensive than previously thought
July 1, 2026

The brain’s language network is more extensive than previously thought

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
A new study reveals that parts of the brain located far from the canonical language-processing centers are also involved in language comprehension.
MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s success
June 25, 2026

MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s success

“Scientific American” showcases the history and future of America’s scientific engine, highlighting promising young scientists and icons at MIT and beyond.
Would you return a favor? Scientists say it depends on the relationship
June 11, 2026

Would you return a favor? Scientists say it depends on the relationship

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
A new study shows people expect reciprocal generosity only in interactions with friends or others of equal social status.
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