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

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

MIT study finds synapses develop strength with calcium, maturation.

MIT neuroscientists find posterior parietal cortex region is crucial to connecting perception to action.

MIT researchers develop new tools to enable targeted delivery of drugs to deep brain structures through implanted microprobes.

Study reveals how, when a synapse strengthens, its neighbors weaken.

Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory system enables people to correct robot mistakes on multiple-choice tasks.

Scientists identify the first known network consisting of three types of regulatory RNAs.

New neural model reveals how the brain adapts to new information.

MIT researchers find that encountering novel contexts cues the brain to churn out neurogranin.