COMMANDing drug delivery
A new computational method fine-tunes delivery of therapeutics to specific brain regions.
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Universal musical harmony
Acoustic and biological constraints shape how we hear harmony across cultures.
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How worms move: Dopamine helps nematodes coordinate motor behaviors
To spy on worms for days on end, Picower Institute scientists invent a new open-source microscopy platform.
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Producing a gaseous messenger molecule inside the body, on demand
Method could shed light on nitric oxide’s role in the neural, circulatory, and immune systems.
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A focused approach to imaging neural activity in the brain
New molecule for imaging calcium in neurons reduces crosstalk from neighboring neurons.
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Identifying a melody by studying a musician’s body language
Music gesture artificial intelligence tool developed at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab uses body movements to isolate the sounds of individual instruments.
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Like a treasure map, brain region emphasizes reward location
The lateral septum encodes spatial information with a special emphasis on where the reward lies.
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MIT-Takeda program launches
Research projects will harness the power of artificial intelligence to positively impact human health.
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Study sheds light on a classic visual illusion
Neuroscientists delve into how background brightness influences our perception of an object.
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Study finds path for addressing Alzheimer’s blood-brain barrier impairment
MIT researchers pinpoint mechanism and demonstrate that drugs could help.
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