Researchers investigate the neural circuits that underlie placebos’ ability to relieve pain.
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Researchers investigate the neural circuits that underlie placebos’ ability to relieve pain.
Neuroscientists peer into the brain to learn how cognitive maps help us navigate the world.
Linguists and neuroscientists make the case that language is a tool for communication, not for thought.
MIT scientists find that a new MRI method does not directly detect neural activity as originally reported.
Novel interfaces with the peripheral nervous system help neuroscientists explore new ways to treat injury and disease.
Mental models recreate external events to track the passage of time.
Researchers zero in on an attention-generating part of the brain.
January 2024. Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute.
A non-toxic approach to tracing neuronal connections opens the door to longer-term experiments and functional studies in neurons with shared targets in the brain.
As researchers find mounting evidence that mindfulness benefits mental health, neuroscientists develop and test tools to help young people with the practice.