Health and Healthcare Systems
Emotional decision-making is difficult. This is how your brain does it
MIT researchers reveal how your brain makes decisions that are influenced by emotion or anxiety.
Anne Trafton is a guest contributor to MIT News.
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Industries in Depth
How the brain builds panoramic memories
MIT researchers have explored how our brains build panoramic memories.
Education and Skills
Even before you can read, your brain is ready to learn
An MIT study reveals that the area of your brain dedicated to reading has reading-specific connections even before you learn.
A new way to map the genes behind diseases
MIT scientists are using a new method of genetic analysis, with promising results for arrythmia.
Could this development help advance the fight against Zika?
A new paper-based test developed at MIT and other institutions can diagnose Zika virus infection within a few hours.
This breakthrough allows scientists to control RNA in living cells
MIT researchers have devised a new set of proteins which can be used to track or manipulate gene expression.
Could implantable chemotherapy improve pancreatic cancer survival?
Researchers have developed a small, implantable device that delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumors.
Wellbeing and Mental Health
How the brain processes emotions
A better understanding of emotions and the brain could help treat mental illnesses, such as depression.
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Could 'lost' memories be found?
Neuroscientists have seen promising results in initial tests retrieving memories in mice with early onset Alzheimer's.
How does your brain hold items in your memory?
A study by MIT has upended the traditional theory of how the brain holds information.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Could science really reverse some symptoms of autism?
MIT neuroscientists have shown they can reverse some of the behavioural symptoms of autism.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Pinpointing loneliness in the brain
Scientists have identified cells that represent feelings of isolation.
Is this the end of insulin injections?
Researchers have designed a material to encapsulate pancreatic cells with promising results.
Wellbeing and Mental Health
How brain scans can identify children at risk of depression
MIT and Harvard researchers have had success identifying children at risk of depression through brain imaging.
Emerging Technologies
How nanotechnology could help heart disease patients
Researchers have developed a synthetic antibody that detects proteins, which could help monitor patients on blood thinners.