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.

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.

December 21, 2017

Research findings

MIT researchers have developed a novel approach to analyzing time series data sets using a new algorithm, termed state-space multitaper time-frequency analysis

October 23, 2017

Research Findings

Existence of “silent engrams” suggests that existing models of memory formation should be revised.

October 11, 2017

Research Findings

For the first time, researchers have identified neural signatures of explicit and implicit learning.

September 27, 2017

Research Findings

Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that generates brain waves carrying spatial information

August 17, 2017

Research Findings

Neuroscientists discover a brain circuit dedicated to retrieving memories.