Finding some stability in adaptable brains

New research suggests neurons protect and preserve certain information through a dedicated zone of stable synapses.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Sept. 16, 2024 ~7 min

New open-source tool helps to detangle the brain

The software tool NeuroTrALE is designed to quickly and efficiently process large amounts of brain imaging data semi-automatically.

Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Aug. 14, 2024 ~8 min


Study reveals ways in which 40Hz sensory stimulation may preserve brain’s “white matter”

Gamma frequency light and sound stimulation preserves myelination in mouse models and reveals molecular mechanisms that may underlie the benefit.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Aug. 13, 2024 ~9 min

Tool tracks how psychedelics affect neurons

Researchers have developed a rapid, noninvasive tool to track the neurons and biomolecules activated in the brain by psychedelic drugs.

UC Berkeley • futurity
Aug. 7, 2024 ~7 min

Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision

Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a computer.

Geoffrey Boynton, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington • conversation
Aug. 6, 2024 ~7 min

Study across multiple brain regions discerns Alzheimer’s vulnerability and resilience factors

Genomics and lab studies reveal numerous findings, including a key role for Reelin amid neuronal vulnerability, and for choline and antioxidants in sustaining cognition.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 24, 2024 ~11 min

Tiny sensor tracks spinal cord neurons in action

"Up until now, the spinal cord has been more or less a black box." A new sensor could help advance spinal cord disease and injury treatment.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
July 17, 2024 ~5 min

From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience

Deciphering how neurons talk to each other by reading the brain’s electrical activity has given scientists insights into memory and conditions like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s.

Erika Nyhus, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Bowdoin College • conversation
July 2, 2024 ~8 min


Technologies enable 3D imaging of whole human brain hemispheres at subcellular resolution

Three innovations by an MIT-based team enable high-resolution, high-throughput imaging of human brain tissue at a full range of scales, and mapping connectivity of neurons at single-cell resolution.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
June 17, 2024 ~12 min

With programmable pixels, novel sensor improves imaging of neural activity

New camera chip design allows for optimizing each pixel’s timing to maximize signal-to-noise ratio when tracking real-time visual indicator of neural voltage.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
June 13, 2024 ~8 min

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