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Picower Institute scientists probe the role of genes, proteins and molecules in the physiology and action of neurons and glia, including how synaptic connections change. 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.

January 2, 2019

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Project will reveal the entire human brain, down to subcellular features

December 5, 2018

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CMU award recognizes 'physician-scientist'

December 4, 2018

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Open-source system provides for fast, accurate neural decoding

November 27, 2018

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Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function

October 9, 2018

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SAP102 shapes decay of postysnaptic currents

August 20, 2018

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Neural plasticity, dendrite growth decline with age, study finds

August 7, 2018

Picower People

Newly Funded Research Supports Recovery from Amblyopia

July 3, 2018

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June 4, 2018

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Encountering novel contexts cues the brain to churn out neurogranin

March 20, 2018

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Study finds MVP protein needed for homeostatic plasticity

February 16, 2018

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Putting the brain at the center of practice

December 21, 2017

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