Biology-based brain model matches animals in learning, enables new discovery | MIT News
A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology not only learned a…
RNA editing study finds many ways for neurons to diversify | MIT News
All starting from the same DNA, neurons ultimately take on individual characteristics in the brain and body. Differences…
MIT study shows how vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia | MIT News
In the vision disorder amblyopia (commonly known as “lazy eye”), impaired vision in one eye during development causes…
Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed | MIT News
“I just can’t make it tonight. You have fun without me.” Across much of the animal kingdom, when…
Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmitters | MIT News
Nervous system functions, from motion to perception to cognition, depend on the active zones of neural circuit connections,…
Immune-informed brain aging research offers new treatment possibilities, speakers say | MIT News
Understanding how interactions between the central nervous system and the immune system contribute to problems of aging, including…