One scientist’s journey from the Middle East to MIT
Through his leadership and vision, McGovern Institute postdoc Ubadah Sabbagh aims to improve the scientific process in the US and abroad.
Through his leadership and vision, McGovern Institute postdoc Ubadah Sabbagh aims to improve the scientific process in the US and abroad.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences faculty members Ev Fedorenko, Ted Gibson, and Roger Levy believe they can answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of language?
In a simple game that humans typically ace, mice learn the winning strategy, too, but refuse to commit to it, new research shows.
Faculty members were recently granted tenure in the departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, EAPS, and Physics.
Prestigious awards recognize community support of MIT’s goals, values, and mission.
New soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a simple magnetic field are well suited to work in confined spaces.
Training artificial neural networks with data from real brains can make computer vision more robust.
The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems.
MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.
Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses, and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows.
Using insights into how people intuit others’ emotions, researchers have designed a model that approximates this aspect of human social intelligence.
A full-building energy efficiency project aims to reduce total campus emissions by 2 percent.
Seven staff members honored for their dedication to the School of Science and to the Institute.
Faulty versions of the Foxp2 gene disrupt neurons’ ability to form synapses in brain regions involved in speech, a new study shows.
With further development, the programmable system could be used in a range of applications including gene and cancer therapies.