Two MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences faculty members earn funding from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation

Researchers identify a new level of complexity in how the brain responds to stimuli

Picower scientists are making the dauntingly long but highly motivating climb between associating a gene with disease and developing potential treatments.

Unbiased, high-throughput analysis pipeline improves utility of ‘minibrains’ for understanding development and diseases such as Zika infection

Anterior cingulate cortex overrides reflexive inclination of the superior colliculus when rules reqiure

The brain uses different frequency rhythms and cortical layers to suppress expected stimulation and increase activity for what’s novel

Speakers describe studies to address Alzheimer’s disease, sleep apnea and to advance fundamental discoveries in cell and chromosome biology

Study shows that norepinephrine producing neurons in the locus coeruleus produce attention focus, impulse control via two distinct connections to prefrontal cortex

Award cites major contributions to statistical analysis of brain activity and advancing the neuroscience of anesthesia

Astrocytes with the APOE4 variant show deficits of key cellular function, but overexpressing PICALM overcame the defect

Modifications to chromosomes in “engram” neurons control the encoding and retrieval of memories

By accounting for sweat physiology, method can make better use of electrodermal activity for tracking subconscious changes in physical or emotional state