Wired for habit | MIT News
Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.
Aug. 19, 2015 • ~7 min
Toward smarter selection of therapy for psychiatric disorders | MIT News
Researchers find that brain scans can predict the success of treatment for social anxiety disorder.
Aug. 11, 2015 • ~7 min
George Adelman, noted neuroscience editor, dies at 89 | MIT News
July 31, 2015 • ~2 min
MRIs for a more peaceful world | MIT News
Neuroscientists and political scientists join together to advance peace and reconciliation.
July 9, 2015 • ~5 min
Uncovering the mechanism of our oldest anesthetic | MIT News
MIT researchers reveal brainwave changes in patients receiving nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas.”
July 6, 2015 • ~6 min
Uncovering a dynamic cortex | MIT News
Neuroscientists show that multiple cortical regions are needed to process information.
June 18, 2015 • ~8 min
Recalling happier memories can reverse depression | MIT News
Artificially reactivating positive memories could offer an alternative to traditional antidepressants.
June 17, 2015 • ~9 min
DNA breakage underlies both learning, age-related damage | MIT News
Process that allows brains to learn and remember also leads to degeneration with age.
June 4, 2015 • ~9 min
Researchers find “lost” memories | MIT News
Scientists use optogenetics to reactivate memories that could not otherwise be retrieved.
May 28, 2015 • ~7 min
How we make emotional decisions | MIT News
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that controls decisions that induce high anxiety.
May 28, 2015 • ~8 min
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