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… Among his research pursuits are understanding the active control of arousal states and the neuromodulation of neural … Delivery (CLAD) system for real time computerized-control of anesthesia and to validate it in animal models. … meaningful patterns from neural data to gain insights into cognitive processes such as working memory and cognition: how …

… The scientists made their findings in neurons that control muscles in Drosophila fruit flies. These cells are … Professor in MIT’s Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, which studies how neurons regulate this … endow each neuron with fine degrees of communication control. “What this offers the nervous system is that you can …

… of these neurons contributes to patients’ loss of motor control, which is one of the major hallmarks of the disease. … , an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and a member of The Picower Institute for … called the basal ganglia, which are responsible for control of movement and also play roles in other behaviors, …

… mechanisms. More fundamental than the willful exertion of cognitive control over attention, the model the team developed … for Learning and Memory and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) at MIT. “The brain is noisy, there …

… efforts to understand how the prefrontal cortex governs cognitive functions like working memory and selective … monitor patient EEG readings to help anesthesiologists control dosing so patients can stay properly anesthetized … sensory cortices. Miller continues to explore how other cognitive functions like working memory are also implemented …

… since 1994. These samples included 146 people with no cognitive impairment, 102 with mild cognitive impairment, and 144 diagnosed with … also start to group genes into regulatory circuits that control specific cell functions such as synaptic …

… professor of neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, an affiliate member of The Picower …

… ZHANG 1 , J. KIM 2 , S. TONEGAWA 3 ; 1 Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sci., MIT. The Picower Inst. for Learning and Memory, Cambridge, MA; 2 Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sci., Cambridge, MA; 3 The Picower Inst. for … / DP14/BB81 A non-human primate model for closed-loop control of propofol-induced unconsciousness *S. CHAKRAVARTY 1 …

… professor of biological engineering and of brain and cognitive sciences; a McGovern Institute investigator; … to enable drug delivery from surfaces with spatio-temporal control. She also investigates novel responsive polymer …

… whether the “presynaptic” neurons that sending signals to control muscle contraction will be “phasic,” meaning they … Institute and MIT’s Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. “Diversity in the ability of different … he found that tonic neurons lacking tomosyn, just like control phasic neurons, could not trigger this form of …