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MIT Scientists Sven Dorkenwald and Whitney Henry named 2026 Searle Scholars

Computational neuroscientist and cell biologist are recognized for their exceptional early-career research contributions.

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MIT Scientists Sven Dorkenwald and Whitney Henry named 2026 Searle Scholars

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Michale Fee and Fan Wang Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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A different reality

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Turning muscles into motors gives static organs new life

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Learning with audiobooks

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Brain circuit needed to incorporate new information may be linked to schizophrenia

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Three anesthesia drugs all have the same effect in the brain, MIT researchers find

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A medical team administers anesthesia to a patient in an operating room.

Three anesthesia drugs all have the same effect in the brain, MIT researchers find

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How the brain handles the “cocktail party problem”

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Liqun Luo named winner of the 2026 Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

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Neurons receive precisely tailored teaching signals as we learn