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Sep 5
Sep 5 Finding stability in adaptable brains

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Neurons protect and preserve certain information through a dedicated zone of stable synapses.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Sep 5
Sep 5 Harnessing the power of placebo

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Researchers investigate the neural circuits that underlie placebos’ ability to relieve pain.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Aug 30
Aug 30 Finding the way

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, MIT

Neuroscientists peer into the brain to learn how cognitive maps help us navigate the world.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Jul 31
Jul 31 Putting artificial neural networks to the task

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, BrainFacts

Artificial neural networks are helping neuroscientists figure out how real brains work.

Full story at BrainFacts

Jul 8
Jul 8 Repairing DNA that breaks during replication

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

Scientists have a new view of how a dangerous form of DNA damage arises and is repaired in dividing cells.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Jun 20
Jun 20 What is language for?

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Linguists and neuroscientists make the case that language is a tool for communication, not for thought.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

May 23
May 23 Flipping the switch on neuroblastoma

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

Waves of regulatory changes can transform self-renewing neuroblastoma cells into neurons.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

May 9
May 9 Autism's missing microbes

Jennifer Michalowski
News, University of Utah

Autism’s missing microbes may influence social behavior by protecting the gut.

Full story at University of Utah

Mar 27
Mar 27 Reevaluating an approach to functional brain imaging

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

MIT scientists find that a new MRI method does not directly detect neural activity as originally reported.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

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