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Mapping the brain at high resolution

January 17, 2019

Mapping the brain at high resolution

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Researchers have developed a new way to image the brain with unprecedented resolution and speed.

Study shows how specific gene variants may raise bipolar disorder risk

January 17, 2019

Study shows how specific gene variants may raise bipolar disorder risk

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

A new study by researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT finds that the protein CPG2 is significantly less abundant in the brains of people with bipolar disorder (BD) and

Brain study finds circuits that may help you keep your cool

January 15, 2019

Brain study finds circuits that may help you keep your cool

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

The big day has come: You are taking your road test to get your driver’s license.

Democratizing data science

January 15, 2019

Democratizing data science

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Rob Matheson | MIT News Office

MIT researchers are hoping to advance the democratization of data science with a new tool for nonstatisticians that automatically generates models for analyzing raw data.

Scope advance gives first look through all cortical layers of the awake brain

January 11, 2019

Scope advance gives first look through all cortical layers of the awake brain

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Just like doctors seek to scan deeper into the body with sonograms, CT, and MRI, and astronomers seek to look farther out into the universe with space-based telescopes, adaptive optics, and differe