MIT neuroscientists build case for new theory of memory formation | MIT News

Existence of “silent engrams” suggests that existing models of memory formation should be revised.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 23, 2017 ~8 min

Cellular reprograming implicated in model of Alzheimer's disease | MIT News

Neuroscientists identify genetic changes in microglia in a mouse model of neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease.

Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Oct. 12, 2017 ~6 min


Robotic system monitors specific neurons | MIT News

Success rate is comparable to that of highly trained scientists performing the process manually.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 30, 2017 ~8 min

Blocking a key enzyme may reverse memory loss | MIT News

MIT study suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 8, 2017 ~7 min

Chemists reveal amyloid structure | MIT News

Discovery of how amyloids bind metal ions sheds light on protein function.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 29, 2017 ~6 min

New AI tool improves cognitive testing | MIT News

Digital pen plus speedy data analysis developed at MIT and tested at Lahey Hospital improves a classic test that helps detect cognitive impairment.

Nancy DuVergne Smith | MIT Alumni Association • mit
March 10, 2017 ~6 min

Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s | MIT News

Noninvasive technique reduces beta amyloid plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 7, 2016 ~8 min

Li-Huei Tsai receives Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award | MIT News

Picower Institute director awarded for her research on brain development, neurological disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Joshua Sariñana | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 2, 2016 ~2 min


Creating therapies for Alzheimer's disease by targeting neural circuits | MIT News

Study finds a complex series of molecular, cellular, circuit and network-level changes contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's.

Helen Knight | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Nov. 9, 2016 ~6 min

Professor Emerita Suzanne Corkin dies at 79 | MIT News

Over half a century at MIT, Corkin made lasting contributions to the biology of memory and cognitive disorders.

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences • mit
June 1, 2016 ~3 min

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