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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.
At the MIT Quantitative Methods Workshop, a weeklong introduction to how computational and mathematical techniques can be applied to neuroscience and biology research, students gain new skills and make new connections.
The MIT Simons Center for the Social Brain catalyzes multiperspective, multiscale research collaborations to understand the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition and behavior.
Throughout the brain's cortex, neurons are arranged in six distinctive layers, which can be readily seen with a microscope.
The six anatomical layers of the mammalian brain cortex show distinct patterns of electrical activity which are consistent throughout the entire cortex and across several animal species, including humans, an MIT study has found.