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Different types of these branch-like projections process incoming information in different ways before sending it to the body of the neuron.

MIT researchers find activating a specific acetylcholine receptor in the brain reduces cocaine use in rodents.

Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences welcome new professors.

A new deep-learning algorithm trained to optimize doses of propofol to maintain unconsciousness during general anesthesia could augment patient monitoring.

Single-cell gene expression analyses of human cerebrovascular cells can help reveal new drug targets for Huntington’s disease.

The act of holding information in mind is accompanied by coordination of rotating brain waves in the prefrontal cortex, a phenomenon that may convey specific advantages, a new study suggests.

In stepping down as co-director of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Brown will work to develop a new center for anesthesiology research.

Assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the MIT School of Science answers three questions about the work ahead.

Assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the MIT School of Science answers three questions about the work ahead.

Among adults who vary in their knowledge of number words, the ability to reason about numbers is bound by the highest number they can count to.