Neurons
Four MIT researchers attend White House announcement of brain initiative
April 2, 2013
Obama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.
Boyden to share prestigious brain prize
March 11, 2013
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.
New insights into how brain synapses transmit information
January 2, 2013
Two essential proteins regulate the molecular machinery that controls neuronal communication and the release of signals between neurons.
Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissues
November 30, 2012
New design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.
Also labeled: Brain and cognitive sciences, Health sciences and technology, McGovern Institute, Media Lab, Microfabrication, Tissue engineering, Artificial tissue, Medicine, Photolithography, 3-D tissues, Biomedicine, Mechanical engineering, Tissue implants, Stem cells, Bioengineering and biotechnology, Biological engineering
Calcium reveals connections between neurons
October 17, 2012
New way to image brain-cell activity could shed light on autism and other psychiatric disorders.
Simple mathematical computations underlie brain circuits
August 9, 2012
Discovery of how some neurons inhibit others could shed light on autism, other neurological disorders.
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