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May 25, 2022
Podcast description [translated to English from Italian by Google]: They are two pioneers of artificial intelligence. Both Europeans transplanted to the United States, they are global reference points in research on the...
May 24, 2022
Brown and three other scientists recognized for advancing statistical, theoretical analyses of neuroscience data.
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
The Gruber Foundation announced on May 17 that Emery N...
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
The Gruber Foundation announced on May 17 that Emery N...
May 24, 2022
Postbac Jessica Chomik-Morales hopes to inspire the next generation of Spanish-speaking scientists with her podcast, “Mi Ultima Neurona.”
Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Jessica Chomik-Morales had a...
Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Jessica Chomik-Morales had a...
April 28, 2022
Prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members.
Seven MIT faculty members are among more than 250 leaders from academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research elected to the American Academy of Arts...
Seven MIT faculty members are among more than 250 leaders from academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research elected to the American Academy of Arts...
April 27, 2022
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"The researchers, led by Nancy Kanwisher and collaborator Josh McDermott, had previously identified a population of neurons in the auditory cortex that respond specifically to music by using functional magnetic resonance...
"The researchers, led by Nancy Kanwisher and collaborator Josh McDermott, had previously identified a population of neurons in the auditory cortex that respond specifically to music by using functional magnetic resonance...
April 25, 2022
Dr. Kelsey Allen, MIT PhD '21, awarded the prestigious Glushko Dissertation Prize in cognitive sciences for her PhD thesis entitled “Learning to act with objects, relations and physics."
"The goals of these prizes are to increase...
"The goals of these prizes are to increase...
April 14, 2022
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
MIT graduate student Fernanda De La Torre, alumna Trang Luu ’18, SM ’20, and senior...
Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
MIT graduate student Fernanda De La Torre, alumna Trang Luu ’18, SM ’20, and senior...
April 6, 2022
When artificial intelligence is tasked with visually identifying objects and faces, it assigns specific components of its network to face recognition — just like the human brain.
Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for...
Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for...
March 29, 2022
In a new study, intracranial electrodes helped reveal the cells in our brains and the neurological mechanisms responsible for memory creation.
By Conor Feehly
The successful formation of memories is an essential function in...
By Conor Feehly
The successful formation of memories is an essential function in...
March 7, 2022
Study identifies brain cells that form boundaries between discrete events
Researchers have identified two types of cells in our brains that are involved in organizing discrete memories based on when they occurred. This finding...
Researchers have identified two types of cells in our brains that are involved in organizing discrete memories based on when they occurred. This finding...