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September 8, 2016

How the brain builds panoramic memory

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

When asked to visualize your childhood home, you can probably picture not only the house you lived in, but also the buildings next door and across the street.

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September 2, 2016

Twelve School of Science faculty appointed to career development professorships

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Bendta Schroeder | School of Science

The School of Science announced that 12 of its faculty members have been appointed to career development professorships.

The new appointments are:

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August 30, 2016

Decoding hidden dreams

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Joshua Sariñana | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

The brain connects sensory information from the environment to our subjective experiences, resulting in our perceptions, emotions, and memories.

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August 20, 2016

In defense of Professor Suzanne Corkin

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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Letter to the editor of the New York Times Magazine, signed by 200+ scientists

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August 20, 2016

Additional information as of August 20, 2016, further rebutting Luke Dittrich’s allegations against Professor Corkin

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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

On August 9, 2016, I released a public statement rebutting three allegations made about Pr

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August 9, 2016

LETTER/STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE NEW YORK TIMES ON AUGUST 9, 2016 FROM PROF. JAMES J. DICARLO, HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN & COGNITIVE SCIENCES AT MIT

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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

In the article “The Brain That Couldn’t Remember,” written by Luke Dittrich and appearing on the New York Times website on August 3 and in the Times Magazine on August 7, three allegations are made agains

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August 9, 2016

Faculty at MIT and beyond respond forcefully to an article critical of Suzanne Corkin

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MIT News Office

On August 7, 2016, the New York Times Magazine published “The Brain That Couldn’t Remember,” an article adapted from the forthcoming book “Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets,” by Luk

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August 8, 2016

Study finds brain connections key to reading

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

A new study from MIT reveals that a brain region dedicated to reading has connections for that skill even before children learn to read.

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August 5, 2016

Letter to the Editor of the New York Times Magazine

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International Community of Scientists

We are a community of scientists who are disturbed by a recent New York Times Magazine article (“The Brain That Couldn’t Remember”), which describes Professor Suzanne Corkin’s research in what we believe are biase

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August 3, 2016

Kay Tye receives Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research

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Joshua Sariñana | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

On Tuesday, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation announced the winners of its annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes. Kay M.

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