January 31, 2022Nancy Kanwisher wins National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences by Julie Pryor | McGovern Institute for Brain Research Professor and cognitive neuroscientist recognized for groundbreaking work on the functional organization of the human brain.
January 28, 2022School of Science announces 2022 Infinite Expansion Awards by School of Science Eight postdocs and research scientists within the School of Science honored for contributions to the Institute.
January 27, 2022Where did that sound come from? by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office MIT neuroscientists have developed a computer model that can answer that question as well as the human brain.
January 26, 2022Five MIT faculty elected 2021 AAAS Fellows by MIT News Office Dincă, Feng, Hunter, Shoemaker, and Wang are recognized for their efforts to advance science.
January 20, 2022Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Sharing food and kissing are among the signals babies use to interpret their social world, according to a new study.
January 20, 2022Merging design, tech, and cognitive science by Alli Armijo | MIT News correspondent Senior Ibuki Iwasaki seeks creative ways to design technology that considers the human user.
January 10, 2022In Down syndrome cells, genome-wide disruptions mimic a senescence-like state by David Orenstein | Picower Institute Extra chromosome alters chromosomal conformation and DNA accessibility in neural progenitor cells; study establishes senescence as a potentially targetable mechanism for future treatment.
December 17, 2021Perfecting pitch perception by Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research Computational modeling shows that both our ears and our environment influence how we hear.
December 16, 2021Video: Vision in Art and Neuroscience by Melanie Gonick | MIT News “There’s a really compelling link between neuroscience and art,” Professor Pawan Sinha says.
December 15, 2021From counting blood cells to motion capture, sensors drive patient-centered research by Becky Ham | MIT.nano SENSE.nano symposium highlights the importance of sensing technologies in medical studies.
