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The Sleeping Brain
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Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with David Freedman, PhD, University of Chicago

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Colloquium / October 12, 2023
Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with David Freedman, PhD, University of Chicago
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Cutting Edge Approaches to Studying the Aging Brain

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Symposia / October 23, 2023
Cutting Edge Approaches to Studying the Aging Brain
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New England Neuro Lecture Series: Wael Asaad, MD, PhD, Brown University

Seminars / October 30, 2023
New England Neuro Lecture Series: Wael Asaad, MD, PhD, Brown University
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Decoding the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease

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September 28, 2023
Decoding the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease
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Resolving a seeming contradiction, study advances understanding of visual recognition memory

Two panels side by side show a colorful graph of neural activity upon a familiar or a novel stimulus. The familiar one features a bright narrow band of yellow at about 80 miliseconds. The graph at later times is magenta. The Novel panel shows a fainter yellow band at the same timepoint and a warmer hued rest of the panel.
September 27, 2023
Resolving a seeming contradiction, study advances understanding of visual recognition memory
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Study shows how a single neuron’s parallel outputs can coordinate many aspects of behavior

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September 27, 2023
Study shows how a single neuron’s parallel outputs can coordinate many aspects of behavior
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The tremendous need for research to address the burdens of the aging brain—memory loss, cognitive decline, and dementia—is what gave rise to an Institute-wide call to action at MIT, the Aging Brain Initiative. 

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