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Alzheimer’s erodes brain cells’ control of gene expression, undermining function, cognition

September 02, 2025

In the brain, bursts of beta rhythms implement cognitive control

April 23, 2024

… In the brain, bursts of beta rhythms implement cognitive control April 23, 2024 Research Findings Bursts of brain … researchers write. working memory gamma Brain Rhythms cognitive neuroscience cognitive control beta …

Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms

April 04, 2019

… Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms April 4, 2019 Research … of personalized psychiatric treatments prefrontal cortex cognitive control cognitive neuroscience deep brain …

Brain waves’ analog organization of cortex enables cognition and consciousness, MIT professor proposes at SfN

November 15, 2025

Anesthesia technology precisely controls unconsciousness in animal tests

October 31, 2023

… depth of unconsciousness while reducing postoperative cognitive side effects in vulnerable groups like the elderly. … in Harvard Medical School. Others use a proprietary control system that maintains “black box” markers of … level of unconsciousness associated with post-operative cognitive disorders.” Still to do In the study the team …

Arousal Control: Reanimation and Sleep

… Arousal Control: Reanimation and Sleep Discoveries General anesthesia … mechanisms underlying such states to investigate “arousal control.” With colleagues he has made several discoveries … proportional to dose and did not lead to deficits in cognitive function the way some sedative drugs can. Arousal …

Executive control by multifunctional neurons in the prefrontal cortex

… Executive control by multifunctional neurons in the prefrontal cortex … of how the prefrontal cortex (PFC) exerts “executive” control over brain function. The PFC acts like an air … nature of neurons fails, animals make more errors on cognitive tasks in which they’ve been trained. …

Scientists identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention

November 02, 2020

Playing chess, not checkers: Neurons dynamically control their myelin patterns

December 18, 2020

… Playing chess, not checkers: Neurons dynamically control their myelin patterns December 18, 2020 Research … and Memory and the Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. The researchers found that even though …

Simple animal model reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior

September 06, 2022

… model reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior September 6, 2022 Research Findings A new … for food. “In this study, we dissected the mechanisms that control the levels of a single olfactory receptor in a single … Associate Professor in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. “Understanding how the integration …