Perfecting pitch perception

Computational modeling shows that both our ears and our environment influence how we hear.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Dec. 17, 2021 ~6 min

Research finds potential mechanism linking autism, intestinal inflammation

Infection during pregnancy with elevated levels of the cytokine IL-17a may yield microbiome alterations that prime offspring for aberrant immune responses, mouse study suggests.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 9, 2021 ~8 min


Machines that see the world more like humans do

A new “common-sense” approach to computer vision enables artificial intelligence that interprets scenes more accurately than other systems do.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 8, 2021 ~10 min

Study reveals a protein’s key contribution to heterogeneity of neurons

Tomosyn’s tight regulation of neurotransmitter release distinguishes functions of two neuron classes at the fly neuromuscular junction.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 7, 2021 ~7 min

Technique enables real-time rendering of scenes in 3D

The new machine-learning system can generate a 3D scene from an image about 15,000 times faster than other methods.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 7, 2021 ~8 min

Feast or forage? Study finds circuit that helps a brain decide

By integrating multiple sensory inputs, a loop of mutual inhibition among a small set of neurons allows worms to switch between long-lasting behavioral states.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 6, 2021 ~7 min

Generating a realistic 3D world

A new AI-powered, virtual platform uses real-world physics to simulate a rich and interactive audio-visual environment, enabling human and robotic learning, training, and experimental studies.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
Dec. 6, 2021 ~10 min

Artificial intelligence that understands object relationships

A new machine-learning model could enable robots to understand interactions in the world in the way humans do.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 29, 2021 ~8 min


A key brain region responds to faces similarly in infants and adults

Study suggests this area of the visual cortex emerges much earlier in development than previously thought.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 15, 2021 ~7 min

Study finds a striking difference between neurons of humans and other mammals

Human neurons have fewer ion channels, which might have allowed the human brain to divert energy to other neural processes.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 10, 2021 ~8 min

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