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April 16, 2019

3Q: The interface between art and neuroscience

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Computational neuroscientist Sarah Schwettmann is one of three instructors behind the cross-disciplinary course 9.S5

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April 8, 2019

Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

In a new study that could improve the therapeutic efficacy of deep-brain stimulation (DBS) for psychiatric disorders such as depression, a team of scientists shows that when DBS is applied to a spec

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April 2, 2019

Teaching machines to reason about what they see

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Kim Martineau | MIT Quest for Intelligence

A child who has never seen a pink elephant can still describe one — unlike a computer.

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April 2, 2019

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The MIT School of Science has announced the winners of the 2019 Infinite Mile Award, which is presented annually to staff members within the school who demonstrate exemplary dedicatio

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March 29, 2019

Celebrating passionate teachers and enthusiastic learners

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What skills, ideas, and experiences should students expect to leave college with?

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March 27, 2019

3 Questions: What is linguistics?

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For decades, MIT has been widely held to have one of the best linguistics programs in the world. But what is linguistics and what does it teach us about human language?

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March 22, 2019

What's in a face?

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Sabbi Lall | McGovern Institute for Brain Research

Our brains are incredibly good at processing faces, and even have specific regions specialized for this function. But what face dimensions are we observing?

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March 21, 2019

Academic institutions grant commercial license for CRISPR-based SHERLOCK diagnostic technology in developed world

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The following press release was issued today by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

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March 20, 2019

Alana gift to MIT launches Down syndrome research center, technology program for disabilities

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As part of its continued mission to help build a better world, MIT is establishing the Alana Down Syndrome Center, an innovative

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March 15, 2019

Robot hand is soft and strong

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Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL

Fifty years ago, the first industrial robot arm (called Unimate) assembled a simple breakfast of toast, coffee, and champagne.

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