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Earl Miller wins George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience

Earl Miller delivers a lecture

October 15, 2018

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Earl Miller wins George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience

Miller will deliver lecture in San Francisco in March

Protein has unique effects in neural connections related to information processing

Artist rendition of synapses

October 9, 2018

Research findings

Protein has unique effects in neural connections related to information processing

SAP102 shapes decay of postysnaptic currents

Focus on neuroscience, nociception to improve anesthesia, paper says

An operating room vital signs monitor shows EEG readings

September 30, 2018

Research findings

Focus on neuroscience, nociception to improve anesthesia, paper says

Using fewer drugs can improve post-operative pain, side effects

With sense of humility, responsibility new MIT postdoc begins HHMI fellowship

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September 12, 2018

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With sense of humility, responsibility new MIT postdoc begins HHMI fellowship

Matheus Victor earns support for next eight years

Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice

two sets of three images each show growth, or lack thereof, of dendrites beyond a marker set at day zero in 6-month and 18-month old mice

August 20, 2018

Research findings

Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice

Neural plasticity, dendrite growth decline with age, study finds

To understand working memory, scientists must resolve this debate

two brains open up to reveal punching bags aimed at eachother

August 8, 2018

Research findings

To understand working memory, scientists must resolve this debate

How do we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind?

Beckman Foundation Names Mark Bear as 2018 Beckman-Argyros Vision Research Award Winner

August 7, 2018

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Beckman Foundation Names Mark Bear as 2018 Beckman-Argyros Vision Research Award Winner

Newly Funded Research Supports Recovery from Amblyopia

Flavell earns School of Science named professorship

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July 23, 2018

Flavell earns School of Science named professorship

Tapped as the Lister Brothers Career Development Professor

Matt Wilson on Intelligence research at MIT

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July 12, 2018

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Matt Wilson on Intelligence research at MIT

From the Center for Brains Minds and Machines to the MIT Quest for Intelligence

The Developing Brain

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July 11, 2018

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The Developing Brain

Development research yields discoveries, insights, innovations

As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing

July 10, 2018

Research Findings

As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing

Six brain regions participate in a more blended way than has been appreciated

What separates the strong from the weak among connections in the brain

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July 10, 2018

Research Findings

What separates the strong from the weak among connections in the brain

Calcium flux, channnels and time to mature are key

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