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For people who speak many languages, there’s something special about their native tongue
March 11, 2024

For people who speak many languages, there’s something special about their native tongue

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
An MIT study finds the brains of polyglots expend comparatively little effort when processing their native language.
Researchers enhance peripheral vision in AI models
March 8, 2024

Researchers enhance peripheral vision in AI models

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Adam Zewe | MIT News
By enabling models to see the world more like humans do, the work could help improve driver safety and shed light on human behavior.
How sensory gamma rhythm stimulation clears amyloid in Alzheimer’s mice
March 7, 2024

How sensory gamma rhythm stimulation clears amyloid in Alzheimer’s mice

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David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Study finds stimulating a key brain rhythm with light and sound increases peptide release from interneurons, driving clearance of an Alzheimer’s protein.
How the brain coordinates speaking and breathing
March 7, 2024

How the brain coordinates speaking and breathing

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
MIT neuroscientists have discovered a circuit that controls vocalization and makes sure that breathing is prioritized over speaking.
A noninvasive treatment for “chemo brain”
March 6, 2024

A noninvasive treatment for “chemo brain”

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
Stimulating gamma brain waves may protect cancer patients from memory impairment and other cognitive effects of chemotherapy.
School of Science announces 2024 Infinite Expansion Awards
March 4, 2024

School of Science announces 2024 Infinite Expansion Awards

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Nine postdocs and research scientists honored for contributions to the Institute.
Exposure to different kinds of music influences how the brain interprets rhythm
March 4, 2024

Exposure to different kinds of music influences how the brain interprets rhythm

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
A study of people in 15 countries reveals that while everyone favors rhythms with simple integer ratios, biases can vary quite a bit across societies.
How cognition changes before dementia hits
February 29, 2024

How cognition changes before dementia hits

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Peter Dizikes | MIT News
Study finds language-processing difficulties are an indicator — more so than memory loss — of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.
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February 12, 2024

Modeling the Marvelous Journey from A to B

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Steve Nadis | Spectrum

Nidhi Seethapathi was first drawn to using powerful yet simple models to understand elaborate patterns when she learned about Newton’s laws of motion as a high school student in India.

Imaging method reveals new cells and structures in human brain tissue
January 31, 2024

Imaging method reveals new cells and structures in human brain tissue

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
A new microscopy technique that enables high-resolution imaging could one day help doctors diagnose and treat brain tumors.
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