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Personal interests can influence how children’s brains respond to language
January 7, 2025

Personal interests can influence how children’s brains respond to language

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Rubina Veerakone | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
McGovern Institute neuroscientists use children’s interests to probe language in the brain.
MIT affiliates awarded 2024 National Medals of Science, Technology
January 4, 2025

MIT affiliates awarded 2024 National Medals of Science, Technology

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
Four professors and an additional alumnus honored with nation’s highest awards for scientists and engineers; Moderna, with deep MIT roots, also recognized.
New autism research projects represent a broad range of approaches to achieving a shared goal
December 18, 2024

New autism research projects represent a broad range of approaches to achieving a shared goal

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David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
At a symposium of the Simons Center for the Social Brain, six speakers described a diversity of recently launched studies aimed at improving understanding of the autistic brain.
Revisiting reinforcement learning
December 10, 2024

Revisiting reinforcement learning

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Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
A detailed new look at dopamine signaling suggests neuroscientists’ model of reinforcement learning may need to be revised.
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How humans continuously adapt while walking stably

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Jarret Bencks

Researchers have developed a model that explains how humans adapt continuously during complex tasks, like walking, while remaining stable.

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November 21, 2024

Study: Browsing negative content online makes mental health struggles worse

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Jarret Bencks

People struggling with their mental health are more likely to browse negative content online, and in turn, that negative content makes their symptoms worse, acco

3 Questions: Claire Wang on training the brain for memory sports
November 21, 2024

3 Questions: Claire Wang on training the brain for memory sports

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Zach Winn | MIT News
The MIT sophomore and award-winning memory champion explains what these competitions are all about and why you might want to build a “memory palace.”
Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars
November 17, 2024

Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

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Julia Mongo | Distinguished Fellowships
Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will start postgraduate studies at Oxford next fall.
Neuroscientists create a comprehensive map of the cerebral cortex
November 6, 2024

Neuroscientists create a comprehensive map of the cerebral cortex

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Anne Trafton | MIT News
Using fMRI, the research team identified 24 networks that perform specific functions within the brain’s cerebral cortex.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches postdoctoral program to advance AI across disciplines
October 29, 2024

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches postdoctoral program to advance AI across disciplines

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Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
The new Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will support leading postdocs to bring cutting-edge AI to bear on research in scientific discovery or music.
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