Studies of autism tend to exclude women, researchers find

A commonly used screening test creates a gender gap that may hinder diagnosis and treatment for women and girls.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 8, 2022 ~7 min

How the brain generates rhythmic behavior

MIT neuroscientists have identified an oscillatory circuit that controls the rhythmic movement of mouse whiskers.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 31, 2022 ~6 min


Microscopy technique reveals hidden nanostructures in cells and tissues

Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 29, 2022 ~8 min

These neurons have food on the brain

MIT scientists have discovered a population of neurons that light up whenever we see images of food.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 25, 2022 ~8 min

Whether speaking Turkish or Norwegian, the brain’s language network looks the same

Studying speakers of 45 languages, neuroscientists found similar patterns of brain activation and language selectivity.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 18, 2022 ~8 min

Artificial neural networks model face processing in autism

A new computational model could explain differences in recognizing facial emotions.

Matthew Hutson | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
June 16, 2022 ~7 min

Three distinct brain circuits in the thalamus contribute to Parkinson’s symptoms

Targeting these circuits could offer a new way to reverse motor dysfunction and depression in Parkinson’s patients.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 8, 2022 ~7 min

Convenience-sized RNA editing

MIT neuroscientists expand CRISPR toolkit with new, compact Cas7-11 enzyme.

Sarah CP Williams | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
May 31, 2022 ~6 min


New research center focused on brain-body relationship established at MIT

K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center to investigate the brain’s complex relationship with other body systems.

Julie Pryor | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
May 25, 2022 ~6 min

A brain circuit in the thalamus helps us hold information in mind

This circuit, which weakens with age, could offer a target to help prevent age-related decline in spatial memory.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 10, 2022 ~7 min

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