Brain circuit helps us learn by watching others
Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning. It’s often said that experience is the best teacher, but the experiences of other people may be even better. [...]
Lifting the veil on “valence,” brain study reveals roots of desire and dislike
Researchers map the amygdala’s distinct but diverse and dynamic neighborhoods where feelings are assigned. The amygdala is a tiny hub of emotions where in 2016 a team led by MIT [...]
Kay Tye receives NIH Pioneer Award
Kay M. Tye, the Whitehead Career Development Assistant Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and member of the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, was awarded the NIH Director’s [...]
New tool offers snapshots of neuron activity
FLARE technique can reveal which cells respond during different tasks. Many cognitive processes, such as decision-making, take place within seconds or minutes. Neuroscientists have longed to [...]
Pinpointing loneliness in the brain
Scientists identify cells that represent feelings of isolation. Humans, like all social animals, have a fundamental need for contact with others. This deeply ingrained instinct helps us to [...]
Brain circuitry for positive vs. negative memories discovered in mice
Neuroscientists have discovered brain circuitry for encoding positive and negative learned associations in mice. After finding that two circuits showed opposite activity following fear and reward [...]
Kay Tye named 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigator
The Picower Institute congratulates Kay Tye, a Picower principal investigator and the Whitehead Career Development Assistant Professor in the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences who is [...]
Nine MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
MIT researchers specializing in neuroscience, chemistry, mathematics, and ocean sciences are among 126 selected. Three neuroscientists, three chemists, two mathematicians, and an ocean scientist [...]
Kay Tye Named to Tech Review’s Top-Innovators List
Today, MIT Technology Review revealed its annual list of Innovators Under 35. For more than a decade, the publication has recognized a list of exceptionally talented technologists whose work has [...]
Three from MIT win NIH grants
Boyden, Ting, and Tye receive grants for innovative medical research. Three MIT faculty members have been awarded National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants designed to promote innovative [...]
With NIH grant, Kay Tye will take on obesity
The MIT professor has earned a 2013 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to further her obesity research. MIT assistant professor of neuroscience Kay M. Tye has studied the brain circuits [...]
Brain circuit can tune anxiety
New findings may help neuroscientists pinpoint better targets for antianxiety treatments. Anxiety disorders, which include posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobias, and obsessive-compulsive [...]