2016 Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits: Dr. Markus Meister
“Neural computations in the retina: from photons to behavior”
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Study reveals a basis for attention deficits
New findings could help scientists develop treatments for ADHD and other disorders.
Feng Zhang receives 2016 Canada Gairdner International Award
Broad/MIT scientist among five honored as pioneers of CRISPR-Cas9 system.
Toward a better understanding of the brain
Genome-editing pioneer Feng Zhang hopes his work will shed light on neurological disorders.
2016 McGovern Institute Spring Symposium
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED TITLE: “Computations: from synapses to systems” DATE: Monday May 9, 2016 TIME: 8:30am – 5:00pm LOCATION: MIT Bldg 46-3002 (Singleton Auditorium) QUESTIONS? Naomi Berkowitz | naomiber@mit.edu | 617.715.5396 Registration is required and space is limited. PROGRAM 8:30 am Continental breakfast served in atrium 9:00 am – […]
Neuroscientists discover a gene that controls worms’ behavioral state
Gene required for the control of behavioral state is also found in humans, may be linked to autism.
McGovern Institute awards prize to neurogeneticist Cori Bargmann
Bargmann wins 2016 Scolnick Prize for her work on the genetic and neural mechanisms that control behavior in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Engineering Revolutions | Ed Boyden at the 2016 World Economic Forum
In this presentation for the World Economic Forum, Ed Boyden explains strategies such as valuing interdisciplinary expertise and being willing to leave comfort zones.
McGovern neuroscientists reverse autism symptoms
New genetic study out of Guoping Feng’s lab raises hope that autism behaviors may be reversible, even in adulthood.
2016 Phillip A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits
Marcus Meister of Caltech will deliver the 2016 Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits on March 8, 2016.