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Valentin Dragoi and Mriganka Sur

QUICK-CHANGE BRAIN CELLS
Some neurons in the primary visual cortex are quick-change artists, able to take on briefly the function of neighboring cells and then switch back to their own jobs, say MIT researchers. May Research Digest

 


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Videoconference looks at solutions to problems of Mars travel -- An international videoconference hosted by thew MIT Mars Society looked at challenges ranging from spacecraft design to dealing with dead bugs. MIT Tech Talk, May 23, 2001

MIT readies for Commencement -- More than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees on June 8's Commcenment, when NASA Administrator Dan Goldin will give the address. MIT Tech Talk, May 23, 2001

Merger to create new Laboratory for Energy and the Environment -- On July 1, MIT will merge its Energy Laboratory and Center for Environmental Initiatives to form a new lab that will address the interrelationships between energy and the environment, as well as sustainable energy development and use. MIT Tech Talk, May 23, 2001

Hacks come in bunches -- Several hacks or practical jokes appear on the MIT campus as the spring semester draws to a close. MIT Tech Talk, May 23, 2001  

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