A one-up on motion capture

A new neural network approach captures the characteristics of a physical system’s dynamic motion from video, regardless of rendering configuration or image differences.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
April 29, 2022 ~9 min

Estimating the informativeness of data

MIT researchers can now estimate how much information data are likely to contain, in a more accurate and scalable way than previous methods.

Rachel Paiste | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences • mit
April 25, 2022 ~7 min


Neurons are fickle. Electric fields are more reliable for information.

Electric fields may represent information held in working memory, allowing the brain to overcome “representational drift,” or the inconsistent participation of individual neurons.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
April 4, 2022 ~7 min

Solving the challenges of robotic pizza-making

A new technique could enable a robot to manipulate squishy objects like pizza dough or soft materials like clothing.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 31, 2022 ~7 min

Study finds neurons that encode the outcomes of actions

These cells, located in the brain’s striatum, appear to help with decision-making that requires evaluating risks and benefits.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
March 24, 2022 ~7 min

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on accelerating reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions

Faculty leaders describe their efforts to develop potentially game-changing tools.

MIT News Office • mit
March 17, 2022 ~13 min

Objection: No one can understand what you’re saying

An MIT study identifies ways that lawyers could make their written documents easier for the average person to read.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
March 7, 2022 ~9 min

New MRI probe can reveal more of the brain’s inner workings

Tracing connections between neuron populations could help researchers map brain circuits that underlie behavior and perception.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
March 3, 2022 ~7 min


The benefits of peripheral vision for machines

Researchers find similarities between how some computer-vision systems process images and how humans see out of the corners of our eyes.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 2, 2022 ~8 min

Singing in the brain

MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 22, 2022 ~7 min

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