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Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells
May 7, 2012 -- New method offers automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain. Read more >>
McGovern Institute to honor Roger Nicoll, expert on synapses
March 8, 2012 -- We are delighted to announce that Roger Nicoll of the University of California, San Francisco is the winner of the 2012 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience. Read more >>
Seeking the neurological roots of empathy
January 23, 2012 -- MIT neuroscientists explore how longstanding conflict influences empathy for others. Read more >>
McGovern Institute Welcomes Rebecca Saxe
January 20, 2012 -- We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Saxe has become an associate member of the McGovern Institute.
Ed Boyden Wins Newly Established A F Harvey Prize
January 6, 2012 -- McGovern Investigator plans to use the prize fund to develop new optogenetic techniques that have the potential to detect and silence epileptic seizures. Read more >>
Patterns of connections reveal brain function
December 25, 2011 -- McGovern neuroscientists identify face-recognition areas based on what parts of the brain they link to. Read more >>