Neuroscience

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Guided learning lets “untrainable” neural networks realize their potential

CSAIL researchers find even “untrainable” neural nets can learn effectively when guided by another network’s built-in biases using their guidance method.

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The cost of thinking

MIT neuroscientists find a surprising parallel in the ways humans and new AI models solve complex problems.

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Blending neuroscience, AI, and music to create mental health innovations

Media Lab PhD student Kimaya Lecamwasam researches how music can shape well-being.

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New technologies tackle brain health assessment for the military

Tools build on years of research at Lincoln Laboratory to develop a rapid brain health screening capability and may also be applicable to civilian settings such as sporting events and medical offices.

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FutureHouse, co-founded by Sam Rodriques PhD ’19, has developed AI agents to automate key steps on the path toward scientific progress.

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Teaching AI models what they don’t know

A team of MIT researchers founded Themis AI to quantify AI model uncertainty and address knowledge gaps.

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Rationale engineering generates a compact new tool for gene therapy

Researchers redesign a compact RNA-guided enzyme from bacteria, making it an efficient editor of human DNA.

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Novel AI model inspired by neural dynamics from the brain

New type of “state-space model” leverages principles of harmonic oscillators.

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Artificial Intelligence

A quarter century after its founding, the McGovern Institute reflects on its discoveries in the areas of neuroscience, neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, brain-body connections, and therapeutics.

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For healthy hearing, timing matters

Machine-learning models let neuroscientists study the impact of auditory processing on real-world hearing.

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