Cognition and Motivation

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.

Colloquium on the Brain & Cognition with Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT

February 11
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar Street
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Colloquium
Availability: Public Event

Picower Special Seminar with Mark Wagner, PhD, NIH

January 21
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar Street
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Special Events
Availability: Public Event

The Picower Institute Fall 2026 Symposium: Comparative Neuroscience: Lessons from Biodiversity

November 4
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar Street
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Symposia
Availability: Public Event

The 2026 Picower Lecture with Richard L. Huganir

October 28
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar St
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: The Picower Lectures
Availability: Public Event
From: https://picower.mit.edu/research-topics/cognition-and-motivation