Brain and cognitive sciences

Simons Center for the Social Brain offering seed grants, postdoc fellowshipsDeadline for applications is February 28.

New insights into how brain synapses transmit informationTwo essential proteins regulate the molecular machinery that controls neuronal communication and the release of signals between neurons.

In search of better antidepressantsNew study suggests targeting dopamine-releasing neurons could lead to more effective therapies.

Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissuesNew design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.

Scientists image brain structures that deteriorate in Parkinson’sNew MRI technique could help doctors track how patients respond to treatment.

Brain waves encode rules for behaviorFluctuations in electrical activity may also allow the brain to form thoughts and memories.

Inside the unconscious brainNew study reveals brain-wave patterns that mark loss of consciousness during anesthesia.

MIT sailing receives trio of ICSA All-Academic Team honors

How the brain controls our habitsMIT neuroscientists identify a brain region that can switch between new and old habits.

Calcium reveals connections between neuronsNew way to image brain-cell activity could shed light on autism and other psychiatric disorders.

Brain’s language center has multiple rolesNeuroscientists find Broca’s area is really two subunits, each with its own function.

Explaining the origins of word order using information theoryResearchers believe that information theory — the discipline that gave us digital communication — can explain differences between human languages.

Mehrdad Jazayeri to join BCS, McGovern Institute faculty

McGovern neuroscientist Constantine-Paton wins lifetime achievement award

How attention helps you rememberNew study finds long-overlooked cells help the brain respond to visual stimuli.

A brain beyond bordersMIT senior Victoria Okuneye traveled to Mexico and Jamaica to pursue her passions for neuroscience and global service.

Four from MIT win NIH grantsBrown, Gore, Ploegh and Zhang receive grants for innovative biomedical research.

Predicting how patients respond to therapyBrain scans could help doctors choose treatments for people with social anxiety disorder.

MIT neuroscientists achieve 'dream engineering' in rats

Stroke disrupts how brain controls muscle synergiesDistinctive patterns could allow doctors to develop better rehab programs for stroke patients.

Simple mathematical computations underlie brain circuitsDiscovery of how some neurons inhibit others could shed light on autism, other neurological disorders.

Thinking about others is not child’s playMIT study reveals changes in brain activity as children learn to read other people’s behavior.

Introduction to Psychology now available in MIT OpenCourseWare’s innovative OCW Scholar formatCourse is the sixth of seven courses MIT OCW will publish this year specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.

Five MIT researchers win presidential early career honorsJarillo-Herrero, Lu, Pathak, Sinha and Thaler among 96 winners.

Nutrient mixture improves memory in patients with early Alzheimer’sIn clinical trial, mixture developed at MIT appears to help overcome loss of connections between brain cells.

Angus MacDonald, longtime MIT Corporation member, dies at 86Alumnus’ wide-ranging MIT interests included neuroscience, aeronautics, political science and the arts and humanities.

All things big and small: the brain’s discerning taste for sizeNew research shows brain has distinct regions for identifying different sized objects.