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August 5, 2025
A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is.
by Claire L. Evans ...
by Claire L. Evans ...
July 31, 2025
A new study finds parts of the brain’s visual cortex are specialized to analyze either solid objects or flowing materials like water or sand.
Anne Trafton | MIT News
magine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think...
Anne Trafton | MIT News
magine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think...
June 6, 2025
Neural activity patterns can encode competing hypotheses about which landmark will lead to the correct destination.
Anne Trafton | MIT News
When navigating a place that we’re only somewhat familiar with, we often rely on unique...
Anne Trafton | MIT News
When navigating a place that we’re only somewhat familiar with, we often rely on unique...
May 6, 2025
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What is the logic underlying human and animal intelligence? This is the motivating question behind the research of Samuel J. Gershman, a Kempner Institute associate...
What is the logic underlying human and animal intelligence? This is the motivating question behind the research of Samuel J. Gershman, a Kempner Institute associate...
April 30, 2025
The brain’s astounding cellular diversity and networked complexity could show how to make AI better.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Staff Writer
In 1943, a pair of neuroscientists were trying to describe how the human nervous system...
By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Staff Writer
In 1943, a pair of neuroscientists were trying to describe how the human nervous system...
April 4, 2025
by Tomaso Poggio, MIT
It was with deep sadness that I learned the premature passing of Sayan Mukherjee in Leipzig, Germany on March 31st. Professor Sayan Mukherjee, born in India, completed his academic education at MIT in BCS in...
It was with deep sadness that I learned the premature passing of Sayan Mukherjee in Leipzig, Germany on March 31st. Professor Sayan Mukherjee, born in India, completed his academic education at MIT in BCS in...
March 31, 2025
Written By Adam Conner-Simons
How do neural networks work? It’s a question that can confuse novices and experts alike. A team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) says that understanding these...
How do neural networks work? It’s a question that can confuse novices and experts alike. A team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) says that understanding these...
March 9, 2025
Infants naturally learn about the world through a process of incremental understanding, building foundational concepts before tackling more complex ones. For example, infants recognize animacy - distinguishing between living and...
March 7, 2025
By William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus, Crimson Staff Writers
BOSTON — More than 500 researchers, physicians, and students rallied at Boston Common on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut federal funding...
BOSTON — More than 500 researchers, physicians, and students rallied at Boston Common on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut federal funding...
January 29, 2025
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