New soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a simple magnetic field are well suited to work in confined spaces.

Training artificial neural networks with data from real brains can make computer vision more robust.

The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems.

MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.

Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses, and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows.

Using insights into how people intuit others’ emotions, researchers have designed a model that approximates this aspect of human social intelligence.

Faulty versions of the Foxp2 gene disrupt neurons’ ability to form synapses in brain regions involved in speech, a new study shows.

MIT researchers uncover the structural properties and dynamics of deep classifiers, offering novel explanations for optimization, generalization, and approximation in deep networks.

Ev Fedorenko’s Interesting Brains Project highlights the human brain’s remarkable capacity to adapt, reorganize in the face of early damage.

A new study identifies cells that are the most vulnerable within a brain structure involved in mood and movement.