Study offers explanation for why APOE4 gene enhances Alzheimer’s risk; shows choline could help

Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, novel analysis shows

As you look around, mental images bounce between right and left brain

Neural networks need more than neurons, new project posits

Flavell earns Sloan Research Fellowship

Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that encodes timing of events

Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct

Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises

Picower Institute joins international declaration on equity and inclusion in brain science

Down syndrome symposium highlights clinical, fundamental progress

Scientists identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention

Neuroscientists discover a molecular mechanism that allows memories to form

Alzheimer’s risk gene disrupts endocytosis, but another disease-linked gene could help

Brown wins SfN’s Swartz Prize; Sheng honored with Axelrod Prize

How a worm may yield insights into the gut-brain relationship

Neural vulnerability in Huntington’s disease tied to release of mitochondrial RNA

As information flows through brain’s heirarchy, higher regions use higher frequency waves

New trial to test brain wave stimulation as Alzheimer’s preventative

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MIT brain science community vows to take on systemic racism

Study finds path for addressing Alzheimer’s blood-brain barrier impairment

Scientists find a new way to reverse symptoms of Fragile X

Technology makes tissues elastic and lasting for easier imaging

Like a treasure map, brain region emphasizes reward location

McKnight Scholars Award supports Flavell lab’s gut-brain connection studies

‘Skyrocketing’ research by investing in young researchers

Covid-19 Response

Neuroscientists find memory cells that help us interpret new situations

Study finds ‘volume dial’ for turning neural communication up or down

Heiman, Littleton honored for undergraduate guidance