Alzheimer’s plaque emerges early and deep in the brain

Clumps of amyloid protein emerge early in deep regions, such as the mammillary body, and march outward in the brain along specific circuits.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute • mit
Oct. 8, 2019 ~6 min

Real-time readouts of thinking in rats

New open-source system provides fast, accurate neural decoding and real-time readouts of where rats think they are.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 19, 2018 ~8 min


The debate over how working memory works | MIT News

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

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Aug. 9, 2018 ~6 min

Researchers identify important role for gene in 16p11.2 deletion autism | MIT News

Study finds that major vault protein is needed for homeostatic plasticity.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
March 21, 2018 ~6 min

Putting the brain at the center of anesthesiology | MIT News

Emery N. Brown explains how statistics and neuroscience improve anesthesiology at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Feb. 16, 2018 ~6 min

School of Science Infinite Kilometer Awards for 2017 | MIT News

Eight research staffers and postdocs are recognized for their extraordinary contributions and dedication to programs, colleagues, and the Institute.

School of Science • mit
Jan. 16, 2018 ~2 min

A day in the life of a synapse reveals new facets of the adult brain | MIT News

Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Feb. 4, 2016 ~4 min

Sean Perry, technical associate at the Picower Institute, dies at age 39 | MIT News

School of Science • mit
Dec. 1, 2015 ~4 min


Glenn Foundation gift to MIT to fund multiple research initiatives on how we age | MIT News

New center will incorporate research on the study of aging in the Department of Biology, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.

Resource Development • mit
June 25, 2015 ~5 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

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