Wired for habit | MIT News

Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.

Elizabeth Dougherty | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
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.

Elizabeth Dougherty | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Aug. 11, 2015 ~7 min


George Adelman, noted neuroscience editor, dies at 89 | MIT News

David Cohen | Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory • mit
July 31, 2015 ~2 min

MRIs for a more peaceful world | MIT News

Neuroscientists and political scientists join together to advance peace and reconciliation.

Liz Karagianis | MIT Spectrum • mit
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.”

News Office • mit
July 6, 2015 ~6 min

Uncovering a dynamic cortex | MIT News

Neuroscientists show that multiple cortical regions are needed to process information.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
June 18, 2015 ~8 min

Recalling happier memories can reverse depression | MIT News

Artificially reactivating positive memories could offer an alternative to traditional antidepressants.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
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.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
June 4, 2015 ~9 min


Researchers find “lost” memories | MIT News

Scientists use optogenetics to reactivate memories that could not otherwise be retrieved.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
May 28, 2015 ~7 min

How we make emotional decisions | MIT News

Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that controls decisions that induce high anxiety.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 28, 2015 ~8 min

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