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The Science + Engineering of Intelligence
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BCS Department Head Jim DiCarlo leads a panel of MIT faculty to discuss the quest to achieve true progress in our understanding of intelligence.
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What separates the strong from weak among connections in the brain
July 10, 2018
What separates the strong from weak among connections in the brain
by
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
To work at all, the nervous system needs its cells, or neurons, to connect and converse in a language of electrical impulses and chemical neurotransmitters.
Institute Archives spotlights pioneering women at MIT
July 6, 2018
Institute Archives spotlights pioneering women at MIT
by
Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries
A new MIT Libraries initiative aims to highlight MIT’s women faculty by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible their personal archives.
An AI system for editing music in videos
July 5, 2018
An AI system for editing music in videos
by
Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL
Amateur and professional musicians alike may spend hours pouring over YouTube clips to figure out exactly how to play certain parts of their favorite songs.
Study shows where brain transforms seeing into doing
July 3, 2018
Study shows where brain transforms seeing into doing
by
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
You see the flour in the pantry, so you reach for it. You see the traffic light change to green, so you step on the gas.
Neural implants modulate microstructures in the brain with pinpoint accuracy
June 28, 2018
Neural implants modulate microstructures in the brain with pinpoint accuracy
by
Windy Pham | Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
The diversity of structures and functions of the brain is becoming increasingly realized in research today.
events
High-level visual object representation in juvenile and adult primates
Jul
Mon
16
July 16, 2018
High-level visual object representation in juvenile and adult primates
9:30am to 11:30am
Speaker(s):
Darren Seibert, DiCarlo Lab
CBMM Special Seminar: What information dynamics can tell us about ... brains
Jul
Tue
24
July 24, 2018
CBMM Special Seminar: What information dynamics can tell us about ... brains
11:00am to 12:00pm
Speaker(s):
Dr. Joseph T. Lizier, The University of Sydney
SCSB Colloquium Series - Jaideep Bains, Ph.D.
Sep
Wed
12
September 12, 2018
SCSB Colloquium Series - Jaideep Bains, Ph.D.
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s):
Jaideep Bains, Ph.D.
SCSB Lunch Series - Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Ph.D., Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Sep
Fri
14
September 14, 2018
SCSB Lunch Series - Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Ph.D., Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Speaker(s):
Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Ph.D.