MIT NewsBy David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Opening a new window on the brainstem, a new tool reliably and finely resolves distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans, revealing signs of injury or disease.
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The Transmitter
By referring to artificial neural networks as model organisms, we run the risk of distorting funding priorities and disregard the explanatory power of a shared evolutionary history across biological organisms.
Brain tech and AI
The Transmitter
The model provides a way to investigate genetic variation in regions of the genome whose functions have been difficult to interpret.
Development and aging
The Transmitter
Neuroscientists are divided about whether foundation models that predict brain responses will help the field understand how brains work.
Brain tech and AI
Neuroscience News
Most psychedelic journeys don't happen in hospital clinics. Backed by $8.5 million in ARPA-H funding, UCSF neuroscientists led by Robin Carhart-Harris launched CANOPY—a global project tracking 3,000 real-world psychedelic users with remote surveys, brain imaging, and wearable sensors.
Mental health
