When fundamental research yields discoveries with medical potential, Picower Institute professors find ways to test whether they’ll help patients.

Payton Dupuis finds new scientific interests and career opportunities through MIT summer research program in biology.

Study indicates that ailing neurons may instigate an inflammatory response from the brain’s microglia immune cells

At an exhibition marking two decades since a transformative gift from The Picower Foundation, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond

A new study shows how stimuli and states such as smells, stressors and satiety converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior

When holding information in mind, neural activity is more focused when and where there are bursts of gamma frequency rhythms

Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time

New research reveals cells that span brain hemispheres to coordinate activity in visual processing centers and shows that Alzheimer’s degrades their structure and therefore their function

As he works to solve an advanced problem at the intersection of computing and neurobiology, Picower Institute post-baccalaureate scholar Eric Bueno is also thinking of how he could pay his experience forward

By tracking feedback during tasks, the anterior cingulate cortex notices when a new step has become necessary and signals the motor cortex to adjust

A breakdown of lipid metabolism in these brain cells promotes inflammation and interferes with neuron activity, a new study finds

Using organoids to model early development, researchers used an emerging microscopy technology to see that new neurons struggled to reach their developmental destination