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The MIT Class of 2022 gathered for the first in-person graduation exercises in three years, after two years of online ceremonies due to Covid-19. MIT alumna Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, delivered the Commencement address.

Inside the womb, fetuses can begin to hear some sounds around 20 weeks of gestation. However, the input they are exposed to is limited to low-frequency sounds because of the muffling effect of the amniotic fluid and surrounding tissues. A new MI

An MIT-led study suggests degraded sensory input is beneficial, and necessary, for auditory development. Using computer models of the human auditory system, researchers showed limiting input to low-frequency sounds as the model learned to perform certain tasks improved their performance.

NSFs mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

NSFs mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

Researchers recorded thousands of vocalisations from wild chimpanzees and found that the animals produced hundreds of different vocal sequences containing up to ten different call types. This structure may constitute a step towards human syntax.

Humans are the only species on earth known to use language. We do this by combining sounds to form words and words to form hierarchically structured

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Investigative Journalist Rosemary Armao, Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI and Director of the RPI-IBM Artificial Intelligence research collaboration Jim Hendler, political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post, and Albany Law School Professor and Director of the Immigration Law Clinic Sarah Rogerson.

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As people age, their working memory often declines, making it more difficult to perform everyday tasks. One key brain region linked to this type of memory is the anterior thalamus, which is primarily involved in spatial memory -; memory of our surroundings and how to navigate them.