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New MRI sensors developed at MIT sensitively detect target molecules in the brain and body.

Brain cells take in many signals through thousands of circuit connections. A new study discerns the rules that turn inputs into a functional arrangement for neurons that process vision.

Six MIT faculty, along with 10 additional alumni, are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research in the natural and social sciences.

Computational neuroscientist Sven Dorkenwald and cell biologist Whitney Henry, along with two MIT alumni, are recognized for their exceptional early-career research contributions.

The brain’s language network is still evolving in adolescence. But by age 4, language processing is already handled by the left side of the brain, new research finds.

MIT researchers created tiny 3D photonic devices with features small enough to channel visible light.

Researchers propose a challenge to the traditional view of how the brain uses its ability to categorize.

Nearly 100 MIT students participate in a buddy program that assists Boston-area residents.

Using advanced human cell cultures, MIT researchers tracked how two different mutations alter neural circuit development, and how each could be addressed with distinct potential therapeutics.

MIT senior Olivia Honeycutt investigates how the ways we communicate can shape our views of the world.