a cartoon of a brain with cogs and gears
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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Shanshan Zhang and Rosie Firenze stand before a Massachusetts Life Sciences Center backdrop holding and award certificate
July 29, 2026
With Mass. Women’s Health Award, team will study how Alzheimer’s risk varies with hormone replacement
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Emery Brown sits behind his desk in his MIT office. A teddy bear rests nestled among some books on a shelf behind him, just over his right shoulder.
July 20, 2026
MIT names Emery N. Brown an "Institute Professor," its highest faculty honor
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A portrait of Susumu Tonegawa in front of a gray background
July 15, 2026
Picower Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86
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Decoding hidden dreams

August 30, 2016
Research Findings
Neuroscientists decrypt the sleeping brain to reveal hidden memories.
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Kay Tye receives Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research

August 3, 2016
Awards
Neuroscientist recognized by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for project on neural circuits for anxiety control.
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Imaging the brain at multiple size scales

July 25, 2016
Neurotechnology
New technique can reveal subcellular details and long-range connections.
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How severe maternal inflammation can lead to autism-like behavior

January 28, 2016
Research findings
Immune molecules in infected mothers tied to brain and behavior abnormalities in offspring.
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From: https://picower.mit.edu/news