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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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BCS vows to take on systemic racism

December 31, 2020

BCS vows to take on systemic racism

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Tristan Davies | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

BCS and Building 46 leadership, faculty, postdocs, graduate students and staff have taken a firm stand against anti-Black racism and begun collaborating on actions and commitments to recognize, understand, and address systemic racism in our own community and society at large.

Live imaging method brings structure to mapping brain function

September 24, 2020

Live imaging method brings structure to mapping brain function

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

To understand the massive capabilities and complexities of the brain, neuroscientists segment it into regions based on what they appear to do — such as processing what we sense, or how to move.

MIT undergraduates pursue research opportunities through the pandemic

September 23, 2020

MIT undergraduates pursue research opportunities through the pandemic

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Kim Martineau | MIT Quest for Intelligence

Even in ordinary times, scientific process is stressful, with its demand for open-ended exploration and persistence in the face of failure. But the pandemic has added to the strain.

Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity

September 17, 2020

Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with their collaborators at the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Resea