Cognition and Motivation | Picower Institute

Picower Institute scientists study behaviors and cognitive processes including learning, memory, emotion, reasoning and consciousness. To learn more about these or other areas of inquiry, select them under Research Topics and you'll find relevant Picower people, discoveries and events.

June 1, 2020

Research Findings

Lateral septum encodes spatial information with a special emphasis on where the reward lies

April 6, 2020

Research Findings

Neurons that store abstract representations of past experiences are activated when a new, similar event takes place

March 13, 2020

Research Feature

Research on how the brain processes sight has told neuroscientists much about how the brain works more broadly

February 20, 2020

New Research

New NIH grant funds study that will span receptors, cells, the whole brain and behavior

January 15, 2020

Research findings

The same neurons responsible for encoding reward also form new memories to suppress fearful ones

January 2, 2020

Research Findings

Review in Science traces progress in studying the neural substrate for storing memories

December 13, 2019

Research Findings

Plasticity underlying amblyopia found in visual cortex layer 4

October 22, 2019

At 'SFN'

At Society for Neuroscience meeting, Li-Huei Tsai presents latest findings on sensory stimulation of gamma rhythm

October 18, 2019

Events

Experts from around the world discuss "Neural Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition"

October 7, 2019

News Feature

25 Years of Picower Institute research

September 19, 2019

Research findings

Detailed observations in the lateral septum indicate region processes movement, reward information to help direct behavior

August 27, 2019

New Research

Sur lab will lead collaboration to create CRISPR, optogenetic innovations