Gifts to MIT and Harvard Medical School totaling $9 million will fund independent research on cannabinoid’s influence on brain health and behavior.

Mouse study yields insights into the rare condition, may shed light on other neurological disorders.

McGovern Institute researchers find that the brain starts to register gender and age before recognizing a face.

Gripper device inspired by “origami magic ball” can grasp wide array of delicate and heavy objects.

Noninvasive treatment improves memory and reduces amyloid plaques in mice.

Noninvasive measurements of calcium could reveal neurons’ roles in different types of behavior.

Professor Pawan Sinha addresses a humanitarian need — treatable blindness — and advances our understanding of visual development in the brain.

Findings could help inform new therapies, improve diagnosis.

Research by neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory helps explain how the brain regulates arousal.

Substantial refinements of three-photon microscopy allow for novel discoveries in neuroscience.