Lauren Uhr: a brain researcher motivated by personal experience | MIT News

MIT senior studies cognitive science and medicine from the vantage point of a person with dyslexia.

Kate Telma | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 21, 2016 ~8 min

Kay Tye Receives the Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award | MIT News

Picower Neuroscientist recognized for her work on emotional circuitry of the brain.

Joshua Sariñana | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Nov. 15, 2016 ~3 min


Creating therapies for Alzheimer's disease by targeting neural circuits | MIT News

Study finds a complex series of molecular, cellular, circuit and network-level changes contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's.

Helen Knight | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Nov. 9, 2016 ~6 min

Study suggests approach to waking patients after surgery | MIT News

Activating certain brain neurons may spur recovery from general anesthesia.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
Oct. 24, 2016 ~6 min

Mapping serotonin dynamics in the living brain | MIT News

Imaging technique that creates 3-D video of serotonin transport could aid antidepressant development.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 20, 2016 ~7 min

A new player in appetite control | MIT News

Brain cells that provide structural support also influence feeding behavior, study shows.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 18, 2016 ~6 min

A delicate balance between positive and negative emotion | MIT News

Neuroscientists identify two neuron populations that encode happy or fearful memories.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 17, 2016 ~6 min

Kwanghun Chung receives NIH New Innovator Award | MIT News

Award will support the development of technologies that can enable a better understanding of complex biological systems.

Karen Shaner | Institute for Medical Engineering and Science • mit
Oct. 13, 2016 ~4 min


Scientists identify neurons devoted to social memory | MIT News

Cells in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 29, 2016 ~7 min

Pinpointing a brain circuit that can keep fears at bay | MIT News

Study suggests path to prolonging treatment effectiveness for phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent • mit
Sept. 26, 2016 ~7 min

/

40