"People in perspective: sketches of MIT's staff" — a part of the MIT150 website — features profiles of 25 staff members who were nominated by their peers to be recognized during the MIT 150th celebration for their contributions to the Institute and to the communities in which they live.
As individuals, these staff members are many things — artistic, mechanical, visionary, analytical, creative, focused, curious, multilingual, funny, brave. As people of MIT, their collective 'Inventional Wisdom' is enormous.
Read the full profiles at http://mit150.mit.edu/corridor/people-in-perspective
An artist's impression depicting a network of neurons of the nervous system.Image: Maurizio De Angelis/Wellcome Images
Complex brain function depends on flexibility
Neurons that can multitask greatly enhance the brain’s computational power, study finds.
