Scientists find a protein common to flies and people is essential for supporting the structure of axons that neurons project to make circuit connections.

MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.

Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses, and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows.

Developing a new neuroscience model is no small feat. New faculty member Brady Weissbourd has risen to the challenge in order to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function.

With full genetic control and visibility into neural activity and behavior, MIT scientists map out chemical’s role in behavior.

Faulty versions of the Foxp2 gene disrupt neurons’ ability to form synapses in brain regions involved in speech, a new study shows.

Following cataract removal, some of the brain’s visual pathways seem to be more malleable than previously thought.

On March 10 the FDA approved Trofinetide, a drug based on the protein IGF-1. The MIT professor's original research showing that IGF-1 could treat Rett was published in 2009.

Ev Fedorenko’s Interesting Brains Project highlights the human brain’s remarkable capacity to adapt, reorganize in the face of early damage.

Study reveals key cell structures and gene expression changes near amyloid plaques and tau tangles in mouse brain tissue.