MIT Picower Institute

Dedicated to understanding the mechanisms underlying learning and memory and related brain functions and disease. Profile art by @toddsiler

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We are heartbroken to have lost our founder, who provided so much inspiration, but we are all honored to carry on the science he loved so much. https://t.co/IR7QX8g0Q0 #neuroscience #biology

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Join us a week from today for our afternoon @AgingBrainMIT symposium: Innovation for the Aging Brain. Six great talks + Posters. Registration will close on Monday: https://t.co/Zyc3kviVp0 #neuroscience #aging

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We’ve been so touched to hear from so many people since our founder Susumu Tonegawa died. As a tribute to his legacy, MIT has established The Susumu Tonegawa Memorial Fund. Gifts can be made via https://t.co/bMHSVr27WV or by emailing [email protected].

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Study led by Huidi Li in the lab @MillerLabMIT: https://t.co/HAoFkZII5g

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New study in @iScience_CP: How the brain keeps its options straight at decision time: Ensembles of neurons encode information to maximize clarity throughout the process. https://t.co/pIMMFxmkFu #neuroscience @mitbrainandcog @ScienceMIT

[Aging Brain @ MIT @AgingBrainMIT]

Register for "Innovation for the Aging Brain", our 2026 ABI Fall Symposium at MIT. September 25th Talks: 1-5 PM, Poster Session: 5-6 PM with reception. Attendance is free and open to the public with registration. 🧠🧪
https://t.co/c8rsc3ClIF

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News story: https://t.co/CTkzsUmGR1
Study in @CellCellPress: https://t.co/JplYjgtdvp

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A new atlas of the striatum reveals insights into populations of neurons affected by Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia, addiction and other disorders. It could guide new drug treatments. https://t.co/RwHO4ks9vR #neuroscience @scienceMIT @mitbrainandcog

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Study with co-authors Scott Brincat and Jefferson Roy: https://t.co/G6HURgRCtg

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New theory! The brain's ability to generate cognition and consciousness arises from analog computations carried out by electrical waves. Review in JNeurosci led by @MillerLabMIT: https://t.co/CoUKxxSH71 #neuroscience @ScienceMIT @mitbrainandcog

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Study led by Yuma Osako in the lab of Mriganka Sur: https://t.co/Zr9qiqbynT

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Flexible brain circuits can switch between different tasks. Neuroscientists have discovered circuits in the prefrontal cortex that can be repurposed to store different types of information. https://t.co/p8RjCh9Ulc #neuroscience

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+Study led by labs of Ed Boyden and Matt Wilson: https://t.co/BK0V4AMWLx

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High-speed microscopy reveals electrical activity across the brain. New technique, demonstrated in zebrafish, could help scientists learn how the entire brain works as a whole. https://t.co/gapyEigGja #neuroscience

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Study led by Ning Leow in @SurLabMIT: https://t.co/11KbXb7ja5

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New in @ScienceMagazine: A brain circuit that keeps tabs on what just happened to aid judgement of what’s happening now https://t.co/QFPkwHmBsL #neuroscience @mitbrainandcog @ScienceMIT

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Every year, undergrads from across the country visit labs in @MITBiology and @mitbrainandcog labs (and more) to gain research experience. Learn more about the MSRP-Bio program through the lens of two students' experiences in the lab of @JTroyLittleton. https://t.co/zjVMMaZEB3

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Congratulations to Emery N. Brown on earning an honorary doctorate from @UDC_gal honoring his research on anesthesia and the brain! https://t.co/uRHDYbB0yh #neuroscience

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With Mass. Women’s Health Award, team will study how Alzheimer’s risk varies with hormone replacement https://t.co/7oeJqCkR36 #Alzheimers #WomensHealth @MALifeSciences @AgingBrainMIT

[Earl K. Miller @MillerLabMIT]

New Results!
A biologically grounded model predicts how drug changes brain circuits and even uncover new biomarkers without being trained on data

Mechanistic simulation identifies predictive dose-dependent biomarkers of propofol anesthesia
https://t.co/N39NRa4tDC
#neuroscience

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Congratulations to Emery N. Brown on being named an Institute Professor at MIT. It's MIT's highest faculty honor! https://t.co/vwloRuUtUd @mitbrainandcog