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September 9, 2026
How the brain keeps its options straight at decision time
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September 1, 2026
Atlas of the brain’s striatum could guide researchers to new drug treatments
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Three brain-shaped speak bubbles are black but full of white concentric lines that appear as ripples or waves in complex patterns
August 19, 2026
Cognition and consciousness arise from analog computations, says new theory
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August 17, 2026
Flexible brain circuits can switch between different tasks
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Over a tangle of dark blue neurons, bright orange spots appear along the lengths of some of the axons, highlighting their paths through the tangle
August 13, 2026
Brain circuit keeps tabs on what just happened to aid judgement of what’s happening now
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Dozens from Picower present research at SfN

November 13, 2018
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Researchers take part in field's largest annual exchange of ideas
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With fellowship, postdoc will work to solve Alzheimer’s myelin mystery

November 8, 2018
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Joel Blanchard wins 2018 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research
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Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance

November 7, 2018
Research findings
Neuroscientists discover a circuit that helps redirect attention to focus on potential threats
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Innovations giving neuroscientists exciting new ways to gain insights, symposium speakers say

October 25, 2018
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Experts show advances in microscopy, tissue engineering, reporters of brain activity
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A new model for how working memory gets you through the day

October 24, 2018
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Brain rhythms have crucial role in maintenance and control
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Earl Miller wins George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience

October 15, 2018
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Miller will deliver lecture in San Francisco in March
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Protein has unique effects in neural connections related to information processing

October 9, 2018
Research findings
SAP102 shapes decay of postysnaptic currents
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Focus on neuroscience, nociception to improve anesthesia, paper says

September 30, 2018
Research findings
Using fewer drugs can improve post-operative pain, side effects
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With sense of humility, responsibility new MIT postdoc begins HHMI fellowship

September 12, 2018
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Matheus Victor earns support for next eight years
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Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice

August 20, 2018
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Neural plasticity, dendrite growth decline with age, study finds
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To understand working memory, scientists must resolve this debate

August 8, 2018
Research findings
How do we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind?
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Beckman Foundation Names Mark Bear as 2018 Beckman-Argyros Vision Research Award Winner

August 7, 2018
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Newly Funded Research Supports Recovery from Amblyopia
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From: https://picower.mit.edu/news