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Dec 12
Dec 12 Celebrating worm science

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Time and again, an unassuming roundworm has illuminated aspects of biology with major consequences for human health.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Nov 20
Nov 20 Astrocyte diversity across space and time

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

A new atlas charts the diversity of an influential cell type in the brains of mice and marmosets.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Nov 19
Nov 19 The cost of thinking

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Neuroscientists find a surprising parallel in the ways humans and new AI models solve complex problems.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Nov 10
Nov 10 Staying stable

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Whether they walk on two, four, or six legs, animals maintain stability by monitoring their body position and correcting errors with every step.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Sep 19
Sep 19 Musicians' enhanced attention

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Brain imaging suggests people with musical training may be better than others at filtering out distracting sounds.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Sep 4
Sep 4 Searching for self

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, MIT

Curiosity about the brain’s sense of self deepens neuroscientists’ understanding of pain, emotion, and movement.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Aug 4
Aug 4 Learning from punishment

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

A computational model makes sense of the cognitive processes humans use to evaluate punishment.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Jul 29
Jul 29 Willingness to explore is shaped by socioeconomic status

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Reluctance to explore may limit learning for students from less affluent backgrounds.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Jul 14
Jul 14 Clinical trial finds an effective treatment for a rare type of kidney cancer

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

Combining bevacizumab with erlotinib shrinks tumors in patients with aggressive, HLRCC-associated kidney cancers.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

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