The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT is led by a team of world-renowned neuroscientists committed to meeting two great challenges of modern science: understanding how the brain works and discovering new ways to prevent or treat brain disorders.
(39:56) Robert Desimone introduces keynote speaker Alan Alda at the 10th anniversary celebration of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. As the former host of the long-running PBS series, "Scientific American Frontiers," Alda shares some advice on how ...
Alan Jasanoff is developing a new generation of brain imaging technologies to study the neural mechanisms of behavior. In this video press release, Jasanoff discusses his latest findings published in Nature Biotechnology on February 28, 2010. In this study, Jasanoff's ...
In a study published on April 19, 2011 in the journal Molecular Therapy, researchers at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and the University of Southern California used optogenetic technology to restore vision in blind mice.Learn more about the study and the McGovern Institute ...
(00:01)The song of the zebra finch lasts about 1 second, and consists of multiple syllables whose timing is almost precisely the same from one performance to the next. By studying the brain circuits that control bird song, Michale Fee's lab has identified a "chain reaction" of brain activity ...
The second episode of the Charlie Rose Brain Series, sponsored by the Simons Foundation. The topic is the Perceiving Brain: Sight and Visual Perception. With co-host Eric Kandel of Columbia University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Tony Movshon of New York ...
This video shows white matter tracts, the long-range connections of the human brain. The tracts are revealed here through a MRI-based method known as 'diffusion tensor imaging' or DTI. The video is based on data produced by Dr Satrajit Ghosh at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT.
(18:39) In this talk presented at the 2011 TED conference, Ed Boyden describes a radical new technology for controlling brain activity with light. Ed Boyden is a professor at the MIT Media Lab and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. TED Conference: Long ...
The National Science Foundation interviewed Ed Boyden about his study published in the January 7 2010 issue of Nature. Results: Boyden's team developed a powerful new class of tools to reversibly shut down brain activity using different colors of light. When targeted ...
The Magnetoencephalography Lab at Athinoula Martinos Imaging Center at MIT hosted a lecture discussing MEG imaging in neuroscience: Title: Experimenting with MEG: present and future prospects Speaker: Lauri Parkkonen, Ph.D., Helsinki University of Technology, Finland ...
(00:15) In a paper published in the Oct 25 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of neuroscientists led by Institute Professor Ann Graybiel found that untrained monkeys performing a simple visual scanning task gradually developed efficient patterns that allowed ...
(42:43) Dr. Gerald Fischbach, scientific director of the Simons Foundation, gives a keynote address at the 10th anniversary celebration of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Dr. Fischbach, who oversees the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, ...
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research has acquired a magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanner for human brain imaging. In this 2-part lecture, Ronald Gordon of Elekta introduces MEG imaging to the MIT community. The first hour provides an overview of MEG, including: historical development, ...
(20:34) At the 10th anniversary celebration of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, Jane Pauley, broadcast journalist and member of the McGovern Institute Leadership Board, speaks candidly about being diagnosed with bipolar depression and about the need ...
Leibo’s research asks two key questions: How do we learn to recognize faces? And how can we build machines to do the same?
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a technique for mapping brain activity by recording magnetic fields produced by electrical currents occurring naturally in the brain, using arrays of SQUIDs (superconducting quantum interference devices). Applications of MEG include basic research into ...
(45:45) McGovern Institute 2010 Symposium: Cells, Circuits, and Behavior. This video features a talk by Catherine Dulac of Harvard University, entitled, "Sex battles in the brain."
(53:21) McGovern Institute 2010 Symposium: Cells, Circuits, and Behavior. This video features Rachel Wilson of Harvard Medical School. Her talk is entitled, "Drosophila olfaction as a model for sensory processing."
(41:20) McGovern Institute 2010 Symposium: Cells, Circuits, and Behavior. This video features a talk by Samuel Wang of Princeton University. His talk is entitled, "Optical approaches to spying on sensory-motor processing in behaving rodents."
(1:03:27) McGovern Institute 2010 Symposium: Cells, Circuits, and Behavior. This video features the keynote address by Steven Paul, formerly of Eli Lilly. His talk is entitled, "Alzheimer's disease: Realizing the promise of molecular medicine."
Warmest wishes this holiday season from your friends at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT.