MIT researchers have found that languages tend to divide the "warm" part of the color spectrum into more colors words than the "cooler" regions, which makes communication of warmer colors more consistent. Image generated by Richard Futrell, Gibson Lab. Learn more.
View the MIT News story that features this research study by Prof. Ted Gibson.
When it comes to brain teasers, understanding how the human mind produces intelligent behavior is one of the most puzzling. Especially when it comes to programming machines with human-level intelligence.
The mission of the Simons Center for the Social Brain (SCSB) at MIT, now in its sixth year, is to understand the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition and behavior, and to translate this knowledge into better diagnosis and treatment of aut
For Michael Halassa, who joined the BCS faculty as an assistant professor in January 2018, returning to MIT is a homecoming. And he is ready to hit the ground running.
