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news
This robot helps you lift objects — by looking at your biceps
May 22, 2019
This robot helps you lift objects — by looking at your biceps
by
Adam Conner-Simons and Rachel Gordon | CSAIL
We humans are very good at collaboration.
How we make complex decisions
May 16, 2019
How we make complex decisions
by
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
When making a complex decision, we often break the problem down into a series of smaller decisions.
Why visual stimulation may work against Alzheimer’s
May 7, 2019
Why visual stimulation may work against Alzheimer’s
by
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Several years ago, MIT neuroscientists showed that they could dramatically reduce the amyloid plaques seen in mice with Alzheimer’s disease simply by exposing the animals to light flickering at a s
Putting vision models to the test
May 2, 2019
Putting vision models to the test
by
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
MIT neuroscientists have performed the most rigorous testing yet of computational models that mimic the brain’s visual cortex.
Study reveals how glial cells may play key epilepsy role
May 2, 2019
Study reveals how glial cells may play key epilepsy role
by
David Orenstein | Picower Institute
events
Memorial Day - MIT Holiday Closing
May
Mon
27
Phillip A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits
May
Tue
28
May 28, 2019
Phillip A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s):
Yang Dan, HHMI, UC Berkeley
Astrocyte signaling within striatal microcircuits in vivo
May
Wed
29
May 29, 2019
Astrocyte signaling within striatal microcircuits in vivo
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s):
Baljit S. Khakh, Ph.D.
MIT Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
Jun
Thu
6
MIT Commencement
Jun
Fri
7