Neuroscience
Connectome organization in childhood ALL and risk of delayed neurodevelopment
A new study provides novel insights into the cognitive effects of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and of chemotherapeutic treatment...
Study sheds light on the voices in our head
As far our brain is concerned, talking to ourselves in our heads may be fundamentally the same as speaking our...
Smart people have better connected brains
Understanding the foundations of human thought is fascinating for scientists and laypersons alike. Differences in cognitive abilities - and the...
Brain activity buffers against worsening anxiety
Boosting activity in brain areas related to thinking and problem-solving may also buffer against worsening anxiety, suggests a new study...
Left-brained: Study suggests conservative Democrats don’t compute for liberal voters
Political partisans would like you to believe voters' heads will explode if faced with candidates crossing party lines on key...
Scientists identify neurons devoted to social memory
Mice have brain cells that are dedicated to storing memories of other mice, according to a new study from MIT...
Pinpointing a brain circuit that can keep fears at bay
People who are too frightened of flying to board an airplane, or too scared of spiders to venture into the...
Newly discovered neural connections may be linked to emotional decision-making
MIT neuroscientists have discovered connections deep within the brain that appear to form a communication pathway between areas that control...
How the brain builds panoramic memory
When asked to visualize your childhood home, you can probably picture not only the house you lived in, but also...
Decoding hidden dreams
The brain connects sensory information from the environment to our subjective experiences, resulting in our perceptions, emotions, and memories. However,...
Faculty at MIT and beyond respond forcefully to an article critical of Suzanne Corkin
On August 7, 2016, the New York Times Magazine published “The Brain That Couldn’t Remember,” an article adapted from the...
Study finds brain connections key to reading
A new study from MIT reveals that a brain region dedicated to reading has connections for that skill even before...
Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets muscle....
Kay Tye receives Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research
On Tuesday, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation announced the winners of its annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes. Kay M....
Imaging the brain at multiple size scales
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for imaging brain tissue at multiple scales, allowing them to peer at molecules...
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
People with Rett Syndrome, a rare and debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder, exhibit many autism-like traits. Now researchers at MIT have identified...
Seeing RNA at the nanoscale
Cells contain thousands of messenger RNA molecules, which carry copies of DNA’s genetic instructions to the rest of the cell....
Kwanghun Chung receives McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award
Kwanghun (KC) Chung, investigator of neuroscience at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, core faculty of the Institute for...
How the brain processes emotions
Some mental illnesses may stem, in part, from the brain’s inability to correctly assign emotional associations to events. For example,...
Singing in the brain
Male zebra finches, small songbirds native to central Australia, learn their songs by copying what they hear from their fathers....
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think
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Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns
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ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of severe COVID-19
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Statins starve cancer cells to death