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… of the Covid-19 pandemic and stark examples of racial and social injustice have made this a particularly difficult time … That in turn leads to hyperactivity of circuits governing social behaviors, causing the autism-like neurodevelopmental … can help guide public health and policy remedies, said social epidemiologist Mariana Arcaya, associate professor in …

… that link the input of a smell to the output of a behavior through learning. When she joined the MIT Brain and … and the effects of that interaction on neurodevelopment, behavior and mood. She is particularly interested in how … she is also studying the connection between that and social behavior. “As we gather more data about the …

… abnormalities seen in those mice, which include repetitive behavior and impaired sociability. The researchers found that … Autism Research Initiative, the Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, …

… states related to anxiety, depression, addiction, feeding, social interaction, and learning and memory” Tye says. In … dimensions of neuroscience, from molecules to complex behavior, and overcomes some of the limitations of …

… including severe intellectual disability and impaired social behavior, is caused by mutations in the gene MECP2. To gain … and why,” said Sur, who directs the Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT. “This method has enabled us to directly …

… ,” said Sur, who also directs the Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT. Of course, reprogramming a mouse’s … Institute Innovation Fund, The Simons Center for the Social Brain, a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship, a Human …

… MIT.  Studying the circuit mechanisms controlling innate social behaviors as an undergraduate researcher in the lab of … end of the day the most enduring memories are of the more social aspects,” he said. “The retreats, the Friday socials, …

… brain can induce autism-like behavioral phenotypes such as social deficits,” said Choi, Mark Hyman Jr. Career …

… research on cannabinoid’s influence on brain health and behavior TRAP oscillations attention working memory Charles … research into the effects of cannabis on the brain and behavior. The gifts, totaling $9 million, represent the … and therapeutic contexts; and cognitive, behavioral and social ramifications. “I want to destigmatize the …

… from molecular and cellular to systems to computation and behavior,” Tsai said. “The importance of these questions is … context of new buildings, but he also encounters the novel social context of new people around the Institute. In recent … for changing conditions, both in the environment and in behavior. When mice learned the location of a reward within …