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Ready to learn? Brain scans can tell youNeuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well you will remember images.

Scene perception versus action in the brainCognitive neuroscientists shed light on how the brain responds to scenes and their mirror-image reversals.

Recognizing voices depends on language abilityStudy finds that for people with dyslexia, it’s much harder to identify who is speaking.

How to grow wires and tiny platesLiquid processing method developed at MIT can control the shapes of nanowires and produce complete electronic devices.

Of minds and machinesFinal installment of MIT’s 150th anniversary symposia explores intelligence — both human and artificial.

The benefits of meditationMIT and Harvard neuroscientists explain why the practice helps tune out distractions and relieve pain.

Seeing the lightOptogenetic technology restores visual behavior in mice, holds promise for treating human blindness.

McGovern Institute honors pioneer in understanding brain hormones

Re-creating autism, in miceMice with a particular gene mutation avoid interacting with other mice and show compulsive, repetitive behavior.

A new way to evaluate dyslexiaNeuroscientists show that brain scans can predict whether children’s reading ability will improve.

When gender isn’t written all over one’s faceNeuroscientists find that the same face may look male or female, depending on where it appears in a person’s field of view.

Force of habitNew study shows that costs and rewards of behavior help the brain form optimal habits.

5 from MIT win NIH awardsThe grants are designed to promote risky, innovative research with the potential to transform a field of study.

Feng Zhang, expert on genetic control of brain function, to join BCS faculty

Postdoc awarded Otto Hahn medal of the Max Planck SocietyHonored for thesis on neural correlates of visual illusions

McGovern Institute video wins CINE Golden Eagle Award

Guoping Feng, expert on synapses and psychiatric disorders, joins MIT faculty

McGovern Institute video wins Telly AwardGiven top honors in fundraising category

Yingxi Lin named a John Merck scholarAwarded a four-year, $300,000 grant

McGovern Institute for Brain Research launches new web siteRedesign comes as institute nears its 10th anniversary

McGovern Institute to acquire new brain imaging technology

New technique offers a more detailed view of brain activity‘Cleverly designed' MRI sensors detect dopamine, offering a high-resolution look at what’s happening inside the brain.

McGovern Institute honors pioneers in neurogeneticsThe McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT announced today that Lily Jan and Yuh-Nung Jan will be the joint winners of the 2010 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience.

Tomaso Poggio receives Okawa Prize for work in computational neuroscience

A head of timeFor the first time, neuroscientists find brain cells that keep track of time with extreme precision.

McGovern Institute Neurotechnology (MINT) program funds three new projectsThe McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT today announced three new collaborative funding awards as part of the McGovern Institute Neurotechnology (MINT) program.