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

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Who discovered neurons?

New MIT initiative seeks to transform rare brain disorders research

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Searching for self

Microscopic image of two pyramidal neurons.

Finding some stability in adaptable brains

Two outstretched hands, each holding a matching pill; one is marked placebo.

Harnessing the power of placebo for pain relief

Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2024

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Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2024

From neurons to learning and memory

A new computational technique could make it easier to engineer useful proteins

Study reveals a universal pattern of brain wave frequencies