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The newly elected Fellows include Kent C. Berridge, Vonnie C. McLoyd, Nora S. Newcombe, Henry Wellman, Brenda Major, and Eveline Crone.

Researchers discover that blinking is crucial for processing visual information, challenging traditional perspectives on vision and contributing to a

MIT Picower Institute neuroscientists lay out a framework for understanding how thought arises from the coordination of neural activity driven by oscillating electric fields — also known as brain “waves” or “rhythms.”

The 4th annual Research Slam featured three-minute talks on cutting-edge research from PhD students and postdocs competing for cash prizes as they honed their research communication skills.

MIT professors Roger Levy, Tracy Slatyer, and Martin Wainwright won 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships in neuroscience, physics, and data science. Guggenheim Fellows are awarded monetary stipend to pursue independent work and research.

In the 1970s a young psychologist challenged a popular theory of how we acquire language, launching a fierce debate that continues to this day

The brain processes information on many scales. Individual cells electrochemically transmit signals in circuits but at the large scale required to produce cognition, millions of cells act in concert, driven by rhythmic signals at varying frequencies.

Following a student-led nomination process, 23 MIT faculty have been selected as the newest honorees for the Committed to Caring award. These professors were selected for their genuine dedication to student mentorship and well-being.

Here are the facts about the often misunderstood neurodevelopmental disorder that affects reading and writing skills

Thought emerges and is controlled in the brain via the rhythmically and spatially coordinated activity of millions of neurons, scientists argue in a new article.