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🧠 New research finding: Astrocytes ensure neural information processing by maintaining ambient levels of the neurotransmitter chemical GABA picower.mit.edu/news/study-fin… #neuroscience #brain @mitbrainandcog @ScienceMIT

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A new study by @SurLabMIT shows benefits, but also limits, of environmental enrichment for Rett syndrome mice: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… #rettsyndrome #neuroscience #neurology #research @ScienceMIT @mitbrainandcog

For undergrads who don't have enough opportunities at their home institutions to study #neuroscience, the MSRP-Bio program provides a summer opportunity to do research in our labs. Meet two current students: picower.mit.edu/news/when-life… @MITBiology @mitbrainandcog @ScienceMIT

Part of a wicked cool project to realistically model brain systems: Scientific Machine Learning of Chaotic Systems Discovers Governing Equations for Neural Populations doi.org/10.48550/arXiv… #neuroscience #neuroblox @neuroblox

What if your immune system could change your mood? MIT scientists just discovered that a molecule that fights infection—IL-17—can also tweak your brain: triggering anxiety or making you more social, depending on where it acts. news.mit.edu/2025/molecules…

What is the role of myelin in Alzheimer's disease? Excited to share our new Perspective in @NatureCellBio, where we review the role of oligos and myelination in AD, with Anna Bright, @JoelWBlanchard1 and Li-Huei Tsai. nature.com/articles/s4155…

A new comment in @NatureCellBio reviews emerging evidence that oligodendrocytes, the cells that wrap the axons of neurons with myelin to improve electric signal transmission, may be critical players in Alzheimer's disease rdcu.be/eugVu

New results: Oscillatory Control of Cortical Space as a Computational Dimension biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #neuroscience

Basic research yields applicable results. Learn how Picower scientists' fundamental curiosity about how the brain works has enabled them to break new ground in understanding #autism and related disorders and devise treatment strategies picower.mit.edu/news/autism-ad… #neuroscience

“We strive to present the hard science without making the science hard." Looking back and ahead as a leading #neuroscience textbook reaches 30 years and a fifth edition. picower.mit.edu/news/textbooks… @mitbrainandcog @ScienceMIT

🧠Decades of research on the genetic and molecular basis of neural plasticity has enabled Picower Institute Investigator Elly Nedivi to devise potential biomarkers for bipolar disorder. Read more: ilp.mit.edu/read/Nedivi #Neuroscience #bipolar @ScienceMIT

The immune system is a potent modulator of the brain and behavior. A deeper understanding of the brain-immune system relationship could unlock the therapeutic potential of immunomodulation for brain disorders, argues a new review. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Spoiler alert: multitasking is bad What is scrolling doing to our brain? Emma Kennedy talks to world leading cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Earl K. Miller, the Picower Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, to find out what scrolling is doing to our brains. open.spotify.com/episode/46qoc1…

#Alzheimers. Grants from @AgingBrainMIT will spark research to develop assistive technology, enhance interventions, decipher brain biochemistry, advance big data analysis, and assess the public’s understanding of risk and protective factors. picower.mit.edu/news/aging-bra… @ScienceMIT

Say "Brainy!" 📸 🧠 All smiles during our joint retreat with @mit_bcs and @mit_picower this past week in Newport, Rhode Island! The retreat featured talks, career panels, storytelling, community bonding, and (of course) dancing. Until next time!