MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.

MIT researchers report early-stage clinical study results of tests with noninvasive 40-hertz light and sound treatment.

Rubbing an aching body part can bring some relief. Neuroscientists at MIT's McGovern Institute are looking to find out why.

These immature connections may explain how the adult brain is able to form new memories and absorb new information.

The MIT senior will pursue postgraduate studies in computer science in Ireland.

In people carrying APOE4, a key brain cell mismanages cholesterol needed to insulate neurons properly — another sign APOE4 contributes to disease by disrupting brain lipids.

Scientists hypothesize that, as in a hibernating turtle, the brain under sedation and deprived of oxygen may assume a protective state.

Researchers have discovered that the brains of these simple fish can create three-dimensional maps of their surroundings.

An MIT study finds that children from different socioeconomic backgrounds tend to have different brain patterns associated with reading difficulty.

Computing systems that appear to generate brain-like activity may be the result of researchers guiding them to a specific outcome.