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Microscopic image of two pyramidal neurons.

Finding some stability in adaptable brains

Artistic rendering of a topographic map of the human brain with a compass in bottom right corner.

Finding the way

Blue brain with pie chart showing a piece labeled ten percent

Do we only use 10 percent of our brain?

Fourteen MIT School of Science professors receive tenure for 2022 and 2023

Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain

Approaching human cognition from many angles

Dendrites may help neurons perform complicated calculations

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Dendrites may help neurons perform complicated calculations

School of Science announces 2022 Infinite Expansion Awards

Study finds a striking difference between neurons of humans and other mammals

Nine MIT students awarded 2021 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans