December 1, 2022How touch dampens the brain’s response to painful stimuli by Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research Rubbing an aching body part can bring some relief. Neuroscientists at MIT's McGovern Institute are looking to find out why.
November 30, 2022Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office These immature connections may explain how the adult brain is able to form new memories and absorb new information.
November 23, 2022Teresa Gao named 2024 Mitchell Scholar by Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships The MIT senior will pursue postgraduate studies in computer science in Ireland.
November 22, 2022Alzheimer’s risk gene undermines insulation of brain’s “wiring” by David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory In people carrying APOE4, a key brain cell mismanages cholesterol needed to insulate neurons properly — another sign APOE4 contributes to disease by disrupting brain lipids.
November 18, 2022Celebrating open data by Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries New prize program recognizes MIT researchers who make data openly accessible and reusable.
November 18, 2022Are Covid-19 “comas” signs of a protective hibernation state? by David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Scientists hypothesize that, as in a hibernating turtle, the brain under sedation and deprived of oxygen may assume a protective state.
November 18, 2022Study: Zebrafish are smarter than we thought by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Researchers have discovered that the brains of these simple fish can create three-dimensional maps of their surroundings.
November 17, 2022Ila Fiete wins Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience by Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Society for Neuroscience honors BCS professor for breakthrough research modeling a component of the brain’s navigational system.
November 15, 2022Not every reader’s struggle is the same by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office An MIT study finds that children from different socioeconomic backgrounds tend to have different brain patterns associated with reading difficulty.
November 2, 2022Study urges caution when comparing neural networks to the brain by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Computing systems that appear to generate brain-like activity may be the result of researchers guiding them to a specific outcome.
