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Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.

Jessell will deliver the 10th annual Scolnick Prize lecture on Monday April 1, 2013.

In the Chinese calendar, 2013 is the Year of the Snake, and to celebrate we’ve compiled a list of interesting facts about how snakes have contributed to brain research. [Click for English version of graphic.] Snake venom Snake venom has been a rich source of reagents for neuroscience research. Venom from the many-banded krait, a […]

In the Chinese calendar, 2013 is the Year of the Snake, and to celebrate we’ve compiled a list of interesting facts about how snakes have contributed to brain research.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Gloria Choi.

New method allows scientists to insert, delete genes with greater specificity.

Neurons in the brain of a transgenic mouse engineered to express a protein that emits light when neurons become active. Image: Qian Chen, Guoping Feng

Satra Ghosh is a research scientist in John Gabrieli’s lab at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT.

Warmest wishes this holiday season from your friends at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT.

Our researchers and staff are an amazing bunch of individuals. To thank them for their efforts this past year, we gave them “magic mugs” — they’re quite a hit.