Whether speaking Turkish or Norwegian, the brain’s language network looks the same

Studying speakers of 45 languages, neuroscientists found similar patterns of brain activation and language selectivity.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 18, 2022 ~8 min

Study illuminates trade-off between complex words and complex sentences

A team of cognitive scientists and doctors finds that patients with aphasia use different cognitive tools to compensate for language deficits.

Leah Campbell | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences • mit
June 21, 2022 ~7 min


Artificial neural networks model face processing in autism

A new computational model could explain differences in recognizing facial emotions.

Matthew Hutson | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
June 16, 2022 ~7 min

Three distinct brain circuits in the thalamus contribute to Parkinson’s symptoms

Targeting these circuits could offer a new way to reverse motor dysfunction and depression in Parkinson’s patients.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 8, 2022 ~7 min

Early sound exposure in the womb shapes the auditory system

Modeling study suggests that the muffled environment in utero primes the brain’s ability to interpret some types of sound.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 25, 2022 ~9 min

New research center focused on brain-body relationship established at MIT

K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center to investigate the brain’s complex relationship with other body systems.

Julie Pryor | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
May 25, 2022 ~6 min

A brain circuit in the thalamus helps us hold information in mind

This circuit, which weakens with age, could offer a target to help prevent age-related decline in spatial memory.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 10, 2022 ~7 min

Circuit that focuses attention brings in wide array of inputs

With a comprehensive map of the wiring, researchers can now discern what information flows into the circuit to enable a key brain function.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
May 6, 2022 ~5 min


What words can convey

Natural language processing models capture rich knowledge of words’ meanings through statistics.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
May 3, 2022 ~5 min

A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions

Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that an “engram,” the ensemble of neurons encoding a memory, is widely distributed and includes regions not previously realized.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
May 2, 2022 ~9 min

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