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February 4, 2020

A college for the computing age

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The mission of the MIT Stephen A.

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January 30, 2020

Genetic screen offers new drug targets for Huntington’s disease

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Using a type of genetic screen that had previously been impossible in the mammalian brain, MIT neuroscientists have identified hundreds of genes that are necessary for neuron survival.

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January 21, 2020

With these neurons, extinguishing fear is its own reward

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute

When you expect a really bad experience to happen and then it doesn’t, it’s a distinctly positive feeling.

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January 8, 2020

“She” goes missing from presidential language

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Throughout most of 2016, a significant percentage of the American public believed that the winner of the November 2016 presidential election would be a woman — Hillary Clinton.

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January 3, 2020

School of Science recognizes members with 2020 Infinite Kilometer Awards

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The MIT School of Science has announced the winners of the 2020 Infinite Kilometer Awards, which are presented annually to researchers within the school who are exceptional contributo

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December 18, 2019

Study may explain how infections reduce autism symptoms

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For many years, some parents have noticed that their autistic children’s behavioral symptoms diminished when they had a fever.

December 17, 2019

Study probing visual memory and amblyopia unveils many-layered mystery

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute

In decades of studying how neural circuits in the brain’s visual cortex adapt to experience, MIT Professor Mark Bear’s lab has followed the science wherever it has led.

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December 13, 2019

Supporting students in Puerto Rico after a hurricane’s devastation

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When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, Héctor De Jesús-Cortés was vacationing on the island with his wife, Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez.

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December 12, 2019

Differences between deep neural networks and human perception

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When your mother calls your name, you know it’s her voice — no matter the volume, even over a poor cell phone connection.

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December 5, 2019

Fueled by the power of stories

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K. Guadalupe Cruz’s path into neuroscience began with storytelling.

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