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Delivered at just the right time, this type of auditory stimulus can strengthen the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, which clears debris from the brain and keeps it healthy.

The brain's ability to generate quick, nimble volitional thought — and a unified awareness of thought and experience — arises from analog computations, MIT neuroscientists argue in a new review.

A new study reveals insights into populations of neurons affected by Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia, addiction, and other disorders.

To keep track of what’s going on in front of it, the brain relies not only on what it sees, but also a comparison with what it just saw. A new study pinpoints the circuit that provides that service.

MIT researchers find that activity in the brain’s language network is nearly identical in young and old people.

Shannon Knight, a brain and cognitive sciences PhD candidate and McGovern Institute researcher, focuses on developing a novel gene therapy.

A study of worms finds a protein that helps shape the structure of the genome is critical for establishing the identity of some neurons.

Neuroscientists have discovered circuits in the prefrontal cortex that can be repurposed to store different types of information.

The new technique could help scientists learn how the entire brain works to generate decisions and emotions.