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- U.S. autism prevalence continues to rise as race and sex gaps shrink, new stats show
- 3 questions for Mriganka Sur: The basic research origin of the first approved drug to treat Rett syndrome
- Astrocyte cells critical for learning skilled movements
- Debut drug for Rett syndrome at edge of approval
- Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT Renewed with $25M Commitment from SFARI to Advance Autism Research
- Siyuan Rao, past Simons Fellow, Receives Prestigious AFOSR Young Investigator Program Award
- Cognitive scientists develop new model explaining difficulty in language comprehension
- How scientists can counteract their unwitting contributions to autism’s sex bias
- This is your brain. This is your brain on code
- The Brain Uses Calculus to Control Fast Movements
- SCSB @ the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
- Five with MIT ties elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2022
- Building a bridge between neuroscience and immunology
- Social-pragmatic difficulties common with autism, other diagnoses
- Fragile X neurons develop atypically in chimeric mice
- Largest-yet fragile X mutation in mice confirms model’s shortcomings
- Studies of autism tend to exclude women, researchers find
- Advanced imaging reveals mired migration of neurons in Rett syndrome lab models
- Sprint then stop? The brain is wired for the math to make it happen
- Whether speaking Turkish or Norwegian, the brain’s language network looks the same
- Study illuminates trade-off between complex words and complex sentences
- How the brain responds to surprising events
- Early sound exposure in the womb shapes the auditory system
- Is it neuroscience? Chemistry? Art? Wulff Lecture shows versatility, diversity in materials science
- A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions
- Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2022
- Aging Brain Initiative awards fund five new ideas to study, fight neurodegeneration
- What words can convey
- Circuit that focuses attention brings in wide array of inputs
- An optimized solution for face recognition
- Study finds neurons that encode the outcomes of actions
- New MRI probe can reveal more of the brain’s inner workings
- Mriganka Sur elected to the 2022 class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
- Nancy Kanwisher wins National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences
- Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva
- Brain’s sensory switchboard has complex connections to autism
- Scientists harness human protein to deliver molecular medicines to cells
- In ‘minibrains,’ hindering key enzyme by different amounts has opposite growth effects
- Tiny brains grown in 3D-printed bioreactor
- Mice naturally engage in physical distancing, study finds
- Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct
- Study helps explain why motivation to learn declines with age
- Live imaging method brings structural information to mapping of brain function
- DNA droplets may be key to Rett syndrome, researchers say
- Mapping the brain’s sensory gatekeeper
- Selective enzyme blocker eases fragile X traits in mice
- Researching from home: Science stays social, even at a distance
- Elise Robinson: Untangling the roots of cause and effect
- Certain patterns of brain waves in babies may forecast autism
- New method visualizes groups of neurons as they compute
- Josh Tenenbaum receives 2019 MacArthur Fellowship
- Speeding up drug discovery for brain diseases
- White House Announces Dr. Neville Sanjana, Receives Presidential Early Career Award
- How we tune out distractions
- Monkeys with autism mutation show condition’s key traits
- Neuroscientists reverse some behavioral symptoms of Williams Syndrome
- New MRI sensor can image activity deep within the brain
- Rosalind Picard is among six MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2019
- Mapping the brain at high resolution
- Brain study finds circuits that may help you keep your cool
- Scope advance gives first look through all cortical layers of the awake brain
- Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons
- Intelligent robots could prove to be a boon for autism therapies
- Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance
- Monitoring electromagnetic signals in the brain with MRI
- Mutant flies reveal key gene interactions within autism deletion
- Rebecca Saxe and Steven Flavell are among eight faculty members appointed to named professorships by the School of Science
- MIT scientists discover fundamental rule of brain plasticity
- New report shows slight uptick in autism prevalence
- Study IDs important role for specific gene in 16p11.2 deletion autism
- Seeking materials that match the brain
- Polina Anikeeva and Feng Zhang awarded 2018 Vilcek Prize
- Drug in trials for one autism-linked condition may worsen another
- Simons Fellow Ritchie Chen on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for 2018
- Autism in fragile X syndrome tied to seizures, sleep problems
- ‘Mini-gene’ therapy relieves features of Rett syndrome in mice
- Maternal infection may trigger autism traits via neuronal ‘patches’
- Babies can learn that hard work pays off
- Studies help explain link between autism, severe infection during pregnancy
- Robotic system monitors specific neurons
- Krystyn Van Vliet named associate provost
- What baby siblings can teach us about autism
- High-resolution imaging with conventional microscopes
- Analysis winnows list of mutations tied to autism
- Faculty highlight: Krystyn Van Vliet
- Michael S. Strano among eight MIT Faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering
- Yun Li, Jaenisch Laboratory, receives SFARI 2016 Bridge to Independence Award
- Feng Zhang named James and Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience
- A glimpse into the workings of the baby brain
- Neuroscientists illuminate role of autism-linked gene
- Controlling RNA in living cells
- Feng Zhang receives 2016 Canada Gairdner International Award
- Study reveals a basis for attention deficits
- Toward a better understanding of the brain
- Adult mice recover Shank3-related deficits
- Neuroscientists reverse autism symptoms
- Mouse-hosted cells for developmental studies
- Novel gene analysis shows promise
- A link between immune signaling and ASD
- Simons Fellow Gillian Matthews has found neurons that motivate increased sociability following periods of isolation
