McGovern Institute
Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells
May 7, 2012
New method offers automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain.
Also labeled: Brain and cognitive sciences, Collaboration, Media Lab, Neuroscience, Research, Robots
McGovern Institute honors inventor of brain scan technology
May 3, 2012
David Cohen honored for his invention of magnetoencephalography.
Institute faculty share prestigious neuroscience prize
April 26, 2012
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang awarded the Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize
McGovern investigator Feng Zhang named Searle Scholar
April 23, 2012
New tools to answer timeless questions
March 16, 2012
Alan Jasanoff is designing imaging sensors that could help reveal the brain’s inner workings.
The power of being heard
March 15, 2012
When it comes to intergroup conflict, the group with less power benefits more from sharing its perspective.
McGovern Institute to honor synapses expert Roger Nicoll
March 8, 2012
Named winner of the 2012 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience.
James DiCarlo to head Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
February 2, 2012
New department head succeeds Mriganka Sur, who will lead the new Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT.
Seeking the neurological roots of conflict
January 23, 2012
MIT neuroscientists explore how longstanding conflict influences empathy for others.









