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Kristy Johnson: Expanding communication for all
August 4, 2021

Kristy Johnson: Expanding communication for all

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Hannah Meiseles | MIT News Office
The physicist, neuroscientist, and PhD candidate creates augmentative technology for children with neurodevelopmental differences.
Brain’s “memory center” is needed to recognize image sequences, but not single sights
July 26, 2021

Brain’s “memory center” is needed to recognize image sequences, but not single sights

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
The visual cortex stores and remembers individual images, but mice can’t recognize image sequences without guidance from the hippocampus.
Five MIT School of Science professors receive tenure for 2021
July 22, 2021

Five MIT School of Science professors receive tenure for 2021

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Annie Lee | School of Science
Professors earn tenure in the departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics.
Memory-making involves extensive DNA breaking
July 14, 2021

Memory-making involves extensive DNA breaking

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
To quickly express learning and memory genes, brain cells snap both strands of DNA in many more places and cell types than previously realized, a new study shows.
2021 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards honor MIT educators’ innovation and empathy
July 9, 2021

2021 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards honor MIT educators’ innovation and empathy

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MIT Open Learning
Twenty-three instructors recognized for extraordinary online teaching with annual student-nominated award.
Three from MIT receive 2021 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
June 30, 2021

Three from MIT receive 2021 Hertz Foundation Fellowships

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Elizabeth Durant | Office of the Vice Chancellor
The five-year award aims to empower “the most promising innovators in science and technology.”
Some brain disorders exhibit similar circuit malfunctions
June 30, 2021

Some brain disorders exhibit similar circuit malfunctions

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Study suggests a common mechanism underlies some behavioral traits seen in autism and schizophrenia.
As novel sights become familiar, different brain rhythms and neurons take over
June 24, 2021

As novel sights become familiar, different brain rhythms and neurons take over

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
As “visual recognition memory” emerges in the visual cortex, one circuit of inhibitory neurons supplants another, and slower neural oscillations prevail.
Four researchers earn interdisciplinary Schmidt Science Fellowships
June 23, 2021

Four researchers earn interdisciplinary Schmidt Science Fellowships

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Selective global honor supports early-career scientists and engineers in taking on new pursuits.
A unique collaboration with US Special Operations Command
June 22, 2021

A unique collaboration with US Special Operations Command

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Kate S. Petersen | School of Engineering
Nearly 300 government and military members participated in a new course designed to explore the next generation of artificial intelligence and related technologies.
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