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… to address the burdens of the aging brain — memory loss, cognitive decline, and dementia — is what gave rise to an … Picower Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Associate Director, Paul F. Glenn Center … , Departments of Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences ; Associate Professor of Media Arts and …

… a professor of biological engineering and brain and cognitive sciences at MIT, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute … activation of enzymes called protein kinases, which help control many cellular pathways. The researchers also hope to …

… Graduate student Ellen Guss screened for proteins which control assembly and maturation of the synaptic active zone. …

… professor of biological engineering and of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT, and a member of MIT’s McGovern … that this technique could be used to trace circuits that control memory formation and recall, to study how sensory …

… numerous labs in the Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. The tours were coordinated by Mandana … fundamentals of how neurons communicate, for instance to control muscle. Crane explained how the researchers can make …

… short-term memory. Motor planning plays key roles in motor control. Movements that are preceded by periods of motor …

… research in the Departments of Biology or Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), or the Center for Brains, Minds and … paralysis could improve their quality of life by enabling control of computers or wheelchairs. Baum became enthusiastic …

… Mechanical Engineering,  Engineering the biological motor control system 2:15-2:50pm Thomas Heldt , MIT Electrical … 2:50-3:05pm Break 3:05-3:40pm Ann Graybiel , MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences,  Engagement and the Aging Brain …

… professor of biological engineering and brain and cognitive sciences at the MIT Media Lab and the McGovern … co-pioneered by Boyden, which allows scientists to control the activity of genetically modified neurons by … which we have known for a long time are linked to cognitive function, play a critical role in the capacity of …

… in what they pick up from the adults around them, said MIT cognitive scientist Laura Schulz , professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. She described one project in her lab … in deep, energetic efforts to understand the underlying cognitive abilities and vulnerabilities of children, several …