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.

October 9, 2018

Research findings

SAP102 shapes decay of postysnaptic currents

September 30, 2018

Research findings

Using fewer drugs can improve post-operative pain, side effects

August 8, 2018

Research findings

How do we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind?

July 12, 2018

Q&A

From the Center for Brains Minds and Machines to the MIT Quest for Intelligence

July 10, 2018

Research Findings

Six brain regions participate in a more blended way than has been appreciated

May 3, 2018

Research Findings

Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning.

April 9, 2018

Events

11 experts convened at Picower April 4

March 18, 2018

Brain Awareness Week 2018

Picower Institute researchers discuss their early inspiration

February 16, 2018

At the lectern

Putting the brain at the center of practice

January 25, 2018

Research Findings

Gamma rhythms sort similar-looking objects; beta kicks in when connection is more abstract

January 23, 2018

Research Findings

Research reveals inner workings of amygdala, which assigns feelings to experiences

December 25, 2017

Research findings

Neuroscientists identify a circuit that helps the brain record memories of new locations.