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How the brain switches between different sets of rules

November 19, 2018

How the brain switches between different sets of rules

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Cognitive flexibility — the brain’s ability to switch between different rules or action plans depending on the context — is key to many of our everyday activities.

Exploring unknowns in cancer, the human brain, and the road ahead

November 17, 2018

Exploring unknowns in cancer, the human brain, and the road ahead

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Brittany Flaherty | School of Science

Looking up at the sun-filled atrium of the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, MIT senior Kerrie Greene smiles.

Baglietto, Saxe, and Shoulders ensure grad students thrive

November 14, 2018

Baglietto, Saxe, and Shoulders ensure grad students thrive

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Courtney Lesoon | Office of Graduate Education

The journey through graduate school is rarely straight and smooth.

Brain activity pattern may be early sign of schizophrenia

November 8, 2018

Brain activity pattern may be early sign of schizophrenia

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Schizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence or young adulthood.