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Neurons communicate electrically, so to understand how they produce brain functions such as memory, neuroscientists must track how their voltage changes—sometimes subtly—on the timescale of milliseconds. In a new paper in Nature Communications, MIT researchers describe a novel image sensor with the capability to substantially increase that ability.

For the 10th consecutive year, MIT ranks No. 2 among all colleges and No. 1 among colleges with one main campus in the number of patents granted. MIT's Technology Licensing Office (TLO) bridges groundbreaking research to societal impact through patents and innovation.

Boston MA (SPX) Feb 02, 2024 - Using a novel microscopy technique, MIT and Brigham and Womens Hospital/Harvard Medical School researchers have imaged human brain tissue in greater detail than ever before, revealing cells and str

Brigham and MIT researchers uncovered never-before-seen details in human brain tissue with new, inexpensive microscopy technology.

Using a microscopy technique known as expansion-mediated protein decrowding, researchers imaged human brain tissue in greater detail than ever before, revealing cells and structures that were not previously visible. They discovered some brain tumors called gliomas contain many more putative aggressive tumor cells than expected.

MIT invention now enables scientists to monitor a cascade of previously invisible cellular molecular interactions.

<p>A new method allows scientists to label and image many different molecules at once within a living cell. The technique, developed at MIT, relies on “switchable fluorophores” — fluorescent proteins that turn on and off at a specific rate.</p> <p> </p>

MIT scientists find that Alzheimer’s model mice exposed to 40 Hz vibration an hour a day for several weeks showed improved brain health and motor function compared to untreated controls.

Evidence that non-invasive sensory stimulation of 40 Hz gamma frequency brain rhythms can reduce Alzheimer's disease pathology and symptoms, already shown with light and sound by multiple research groups in mice and humans, now extends to tactile stimulation.

Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses and reduced DNA damage, a new MIT study shows