A “golden era” to study the brain
“We can’t think of the brain only as neurons,” says PhD student Mitch Murdock, who explores the cellular basis of Alzheimer’s disease.
“We can’t think of the brain only as neurons,” says PhD student Mitch Murdock, who explores the cellular basis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Edward Gibson and Eric Martinez are among this year's winners of the satiric prize, for explaining what makes legal documents so difficult to comprehend.
A simple animal model shows how stimuli and states such as smells, stressors, and satiety converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior.
When holding information in mind, neural activity is more focused when and where there are bursts of gamma frequency rhythms.
PhD student Setayesh Radkani studies the psychological and neural mechanisms at work when humans learn from and influence each other.
A commonly used screening test creates a gender gap that may hinder diagnosis and treatment for women and girls.
MIT neuroscientists have identified an oscillatory circuit that controls the rhythmic movement of mouse whiskers.
On its own, a new machine-learning model discovers linguistic rules that often match up with those created by human experts.
Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time.
MIT scientists have discovered a population of neurons that light up whenever we see images of food.
Research reveals cells that span brain hemispheres to coordinate activity in visual processing centers, shows Alzheimer’s degrades their structure and function.
By tracking feedback during tasks, the anterior cingulate cortex notices when a new step has become necessary and signals the motor cortex to adjust.
Prokaryotes can detect hallmark viral proteins and trigger cell death through a process seen across all domains of life.
A breakdown of lipid metabolism in these brain cells promotes inflammation and interferes with neuron activity, a new study finds.
Using organoids to model early development, researchers used an emerging microscopy technology to see that new neurons struggled to reach their developmental destination.