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Neurotechnology provides real-time readouts of where rats think they are

Matt Wilson sits before a bank of monitors showing readouts of neural data

December 4, 2018

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Neurotechnology provides real-time readouts of where rats think they are

Open-source system provides for fast, accurate neural decoding

MIT biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons

Neurons from mice aged 19 months (bottom row) show much higher rates of oxidative stress than neurons from 9-week-old mice (top row). Lipofuscin, a molecule associated with aging-related oxidative stress, appears red

November 27, 2018

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MIT biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons

Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function

Dozens from Picower present research at SfN

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November 13, 2018

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Dozens from Picower present research at SfN

Researchers take part in field's largest annual exchange of ideas

With fellowship, postdoc will work to solve Alzheimer’s myelin mystery

A portrait of Joel Blanchard standing in a garden

November 8, 2018

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With fellowship, postdoc will work to solve Alzheimer’s myelin mystery

Joel Blanchard wins 2018 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research

Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance

An illustration shows a cat within a dopamine molecule reflected as a scary large cat in a larger dopamine molecule

November 7, 2018

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Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance

Neuroscientists discover a circuit that helps redirect attention to focus on potential threats

Innovations giving neuroscientists exciting new ways to gain insights, symposium speakers say

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October 25, 2018

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Innovations giving neuroscientists exciting new ways to gain insights, symposium speakers say

Experts show advances in microscopy, tissue engineering, reporters of brain activity

A new model for how working memory gets you through the day

Earl Miller presents a slide about working memory

October 24, 2018

Research findings

A new model for how working memory gets you through the day

Brain rhythms have crucial role in maintenance and control

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

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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

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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

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Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice

Neural plasticity, dendrite growth decline with age, study finds

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