July 18, 2022Whether speaking Turkish or Norwegian, the brain’s language network looks the same by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Studying speakers of 45 languages, neuroscientists found similar patterns of brain activation and language selectivity.
June 21, 2022Study illuminates trade-off between complex words and complex sentences by Leah Campbell | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences A team of cognitive scientists and doctors finds that patients with aphasia use different cognitive tools to compensate for language deficits.
June 16, 2022Artificial neural networks model face processing in autism by Matthew Hutson | McGovern Institute for Brain Research A new computational model could explain differences in recognizing facial emotions.
June 8, 2022Three distinct brain circuits in the thalamus contribute to Parkinson’s symptoms by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Targeting these circuits could offer a new way to reverse motor dysfunction and depression in Parkinson’s patients.
June 1, 2022How the brain responds to surprising events by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Unexpected outcomes trigger release of noradrenaline, which helps the brain focus its attention and learn from the event.
May 25, 2022Early sound exposure in the womb shapes the auditory system by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Modeling study suggests that the muffled environment in utero primes the brain’s ability to interpret some types of sound.
May 25, 2022New research center focused on brain-body relationship established at MIT by Julie Pryor | McGovern Institute for Brain Research K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center to investigate the brain’s complex relationship with other body systems.
May 24, 2022Emery Brown wins a share of 2022 Gruber Neuroscience Prize by David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Brown and three other scientists recognized for advancing statistical, theoretical analyses of neuroscience data.
May 24, 2022A voice for change — in Spanish by Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research Postbac Jessica Chomik-Morales hopes to inspire the next generation of Spanish-speaking scientists with her podcast, “Mi Ultima Neurona.”
May 19, 2022BCS Alum Among 13 from MIT to Receive Fulbright Fellowship by Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships Thirteen MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni have been awarded Fulbright fellowships to pursue projects overseas in the 2022-23 grant year.
