First demonstration that a common neurotransmitter acts via a single neuron type to enable effective information-processing.

MIT’s Picower Institute to partner on four projects with Case Western Reserve University.

Neurons hum at different frequencies to tell the brain which memories it should store.

Study of epigenomic modifications reveals immune basis of Alzheimer's disease.

Separate neural circuits control sugar cravings and healthy eating, researchers find.

Discovery could lead to new treatments for cognitive disorders including autism and schizophrenia.

Picower Institute researchers show that different causes of autism and intellectual disability respond to the same treatment.

11 MIT affiliates and more than 30 alumni are identified as movers, makers, and game changers in their respective fields.