December 7, 2016Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Noninvasive technique reduces beta amyloid plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
December 2, 2016Four MIT students named Schwarzman Scholars by Kimberly Benard | Office of Distinguished Fellowships Three undergraduate and one graduate student from MIT have been selected as Schwarzman Scholars.
December 2, 2016Li-Huei Tsai receives Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award by Joshua Sariñana | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Li-Huei Tsai, the Picower Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, director of the Picower Institute for Learning and
December 2, 2016A radiation-free approach to imaging molecules in the brain by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Scientists hoping to get a glimpse of molecules that control brain activity have devised a new probe that allows them to image these molecules without using any chemical or radioactive labels.
December 1, 2016How the brain recognizes faces by Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office Machine-learning system spontaneously reproduces aspects of human neurology.
November 23, 2016Enhancing education from pre-K to MIT and beyond by Office of Digital Learning To improve education — whether pK-12, college, professional training, or online courses — one must first gain an understanding of how people learn.
November 21, 2016Creating new treatments for amblyopia by Helen Knight | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Study finds decreasing activity in the eye can help overcome visual impairment. The visual system can be “rebooted,” offering hope for restoring sight to the visually impaired, according to research at MIT.
November 21, 2016Four MIT faculty elected 2016 AAAS Fellows by Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL Green, Ketterle, Nedivi, and Shrobe are among those recognized for their efforts toward advancing science.
November 21, 2016Lauren Uhr: a brain researcher motivated by personal experience by Kate Telma | MIT News Office MIT senior studies cognitive science and medicine from the vantage point of a person with dyslexia.
November 15, 2016Kay Tye Receives the Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award by Joshua Sariñana | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory On Nov. 5, the Society for Neuroscience named Kay M.
