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Seminar: Guoping Feng: "TRN Dysfunction in Neurodevelopment Disorders"

The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), the major source of thalamic inhibition, is known to regulate thalamocortical interactions critical for sensory processing, attention and cognition.

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Sharing stories of resilience

March 1, 2021

Sharing stories of resilience

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Teaching and Learning Laboratory

The rigors of an MIT education inevitably lead to academic setbacks.

Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, analysis shows

February 24, 2021

Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, analysis shows

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Using an innovative computational approach to analyze vast brain cell gene expression datasets, researchers at MIT and Sorbonne Université have found that Huntington’s disease may progress to advan

How this biology lab class went virtual during the pandemic

February 22, 2021

How this biology lab class went virtual during the pandemic

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Department of Biology

Each January, MIT hosts a four-week term known as Independent Activities Period (IAP). This year, though, was different: All IAP activities were held online due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Eight from MIT named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows

February 19, 2021

Eight from MIT named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows

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MIT News Office

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced Feb.

How the brain helps us remember what we’ve seen

February 8, 2021

How the brain helps us remember what we’ve seen

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Ask anyone, from an NFL quarterback scanning the field for open receivers to an air traffic controller monitoring the positions of planes to a parent watching her kids run around at the park: We de