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 Images of the Simons Center Inaugural Event April 11

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 Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative

 Simons Initiative on Autism and the Brain

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Welcome to the Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT.

The mission of the Simons Center for the Social Brain is to understand the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition and behavior, and to translate this knowledge into better diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

The Simons Center will study the underlying mechanisms of ASD in both humans and relevant model organisms and systems, as neural correlates of social cognition and behavior exist in diverse species. Experimental approaches will take advantage of MIT's strengths in genetics and genomics, molecular and cell biology, analyses of neural circuits and systems, cognitive psychology, mathematics and engineering.

The Simons Center for the Social Brain is supported by a grant from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. It is the successor program to the Simons Initiative on Autism and the Brain at MIT.


Upcoming events:

Simons Center Coffee Social
What: Coffee and dessert with colleagues involved in social brain, neural and cognitive development, and autism spectrum disorders research.
When: Wednesday, May 30, 3pm
Where: Building 46, Simons Center Conference Room (46-6011)


Simons Center for the Social Brain Colloquium
"iPS technology and disease research"
Speaker: Rudolf Jaenisch, MD, MIT Professor of Biology and Member of the Whitehead Institute
When: Wednesday, June 6, 6pm, followed by a reception.
Where: Building 46, Singleton Auditorium (46-3002)