Protein pair quickly makes memories of new places | MIT News

MIT researchers find that encountering novel contexts cues the brain to churn out neurogranin.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
June 6, 2018 ~6 min

Fighting toxic stress in children is tough but possible | MIT News

Taking time to understand underlying causes of stress can help children escape debilitating health effects, symposium speakers argue.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
May 31, 2018 ~10 min


Brain circuit helps us learn by watching others | MIT News

Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 3, 2018 ~6 min

Cognitive scientists define critical period for learning language | MIT News

Study shows children remain adept learners until the age of 17 or 18.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 1, 2018 ~9 min

Study finds early signatures of the social brain | MIT News

Children as young as 3 have brain network devoted to interpreting thoughts of other people.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
March 12, 2018 ~7 min

Back-and-forth exchanges boost children’s brain response to language | MIT News

Study finds engaging young children in conversation is more important for brain development than “dumping words” on them.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 13, 2018 ~8 min

How badly do you want something? Babies can tell | MIT News

Ten-month-old infants determine the value of a goal from how hard someone works to achieve it.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 23, 2017 ~9 min

Brain waves reflect different types of learning | MIT News

For the first time, researchers have identified neural signatures of explicit and implicit learning.

Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent • mit
Oct. 11, 2017 ~7 min


Babies can learn that hard work pays off | MIT News

Study finds infants try harder after seeing adults struggle to achieve a goal.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 21, 2017 ~6 min

Socioeconomic background linked to reading improvement | MIT News

Dyslexic children from lower-income families benefit more from summer reading intervention.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 11, 2017 ~7 min

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