Model reveals why debunking election misinformation often doesn’t work

The new study also identifies factors that can make these efforts more successful.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 15, 2024 ~8 min

A new method makes high-resolution imaging more accessible

Labs that can’t afford expensive super-resolution microscopes could use a new expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 11, 2024 ~7 min


Finding some stability in adaptable brains

New research suggests neurons protect and preserve certain information through a dedicated zone of stable synapses.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Sept. 16, 2024 ~7 min

Harnessing the power of placebo for pain relief

MIT researchers investigate the neural circuits that underlie placebos’ ability to relieve chronic and acute pain.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Sept. 10, 2024 ~6 min

Scientists find neurons that process language on different timescales

In language-processing areas of the brain, some cell populations respond to one word, while others respond to strings of words.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Aug. 26, 2024 ~8 min

Study reveals how an anesthesia drug induces unconsciousness

Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, derails the brain’s normal balance between stability and excitability.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
July 15, 2024 ~8 min

A new strategy to cope with emotional stress

A study by MIT scientists supports “social good” as a cognitive approach to dealing with highly stressful events.

Rubina Veerakone | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
July 8, 2024 ~7 min

A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally

A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally and navigated obstacles.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
July 1, 2024 ~9 min


With programmable pixels, novel sensor improves imaging of neural activity

New camera chip design allows for optimizing each pixel’s timing to maximize signal-to-noise ratio when tracking real-time visual indicator of neural voltage.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
June 13, 2024 ~8 min

Just thinking about a location activates mental maps in the brain

MIT neuroscientists have found that the brain uses the same cognitive representations whether navigating through space physically or mentally.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
June 12, 2024 ~7 min

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