Brain activity pattern may be early sign of schizophrenia

In a study that might enable earlier diagnosis, neuroscientists find abnormal brain connections that can predict onset of psychotic episodes.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 8, 2018 ~6 min

Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance

Neuroscientists discover a circuit that helps redirect attention to focus on potential threats.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 7, 2018 ~6 min


A step toward personalized, automated smart homes

System that automatically identifies people moving around indoors could enable self-adjusting homes.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 17, 2018 ~9 min

New sensors track dopamine in the brain for more than a year | MIT News

Tiny probes could be useful for monitoring patients with Parkinson’s and other diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 12, 2018 ~6 min

The debate over how working memory works | MIT News

Scientists present dueling theories in the high-stakes quest to understand how we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Aug. 9, 2018 ~6 min

Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism | MIT News

Stimulating the brain’s caudate nucleus generates a negative outlook that clouds decision-making.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 9, 2018 ~6 min

Artificial intelligence senses people through walls | MIT News

Wireless smart-home system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could monitor diseases and help the elderly “age in place.”

Adam Conner-Simons | Rachel Gordon | CSAIL • mit
June 12, 2018 ~5 min

Featured video: Engineering joy | MIT News

Graduating senior Izzy Lloyd tells us about her day — and the story of a rich, multifaceted career at MIT.

MIT News Office • mit
May 30, 2018 ~1 min


A passion for service | MIT News

Tchelet Segev, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, is making a better world at MIT and beyond through leadership and service.

Maisie O’Brien | MindHandHeart Initiative • mit
May 21, 2018 ~6 min

Lending mind, hand, and heart | MIT News

Senior Isabella Pecorari is building supportive communities at MIT and beyond.

Fatima Husain | MIT News correspondent • mit
March 16, 2018 ~8 min

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