MIT Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Neuroscience discoveries ranging from the nature of memory to treatments for disease have depended on reading the…

To understand the full relationship between brain activity and behavior, scientists have needed a way to map…

The Clytia hemisphaerica jellyfish is not only a hypnotically graceful swimmer, but also an amazing neuron-manufacturing machine with a…

Perhaps the most obvious feature of a neuron is the long branch called an axon that ventures…

Threats to lifelong mental health can arise for young children from sources including poverty, abuse or neglect…

Evidence that noninvasive sensory stimulation of 40 Hz gamma frequency brain rhythms can reduce Alzheimer’s disease pathology…

When staff in MIT’s Department of Facilities would visualize energy use and carbon-associated emissions by campus buildings,…

Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, it…

How does animal behavior emerge from networks of connected neurons? How are these incredible nervous systems and…

Many of our body’s most important functions occur without our conscious knowledge, such as digestion, heartbeat, and…