Anne Trafton

An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.

MIT researchers find that 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond. rnrn

A new study from MIT has found that piano lessons have a very specific effect on kindergartners’ ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between spoken words.

New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.

Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.

A new study performed at MIT suggests that children remain very skilled at learning the grammar of a new language much longer than expected.

Using a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, MIT researchers have created the first model that can identify a musical genre just like a human would.

The scientists have traced the signals to just 180 million years after the Big Bang, making the detection the earliest evidence of hydrogen yet observed.

Want to work out more? Eat more healthily? Quit smoking? These neurons control the fate of your habits.

This new pill could make it easier for people to stick to the treatment. 

Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting.

Neuroscientists discover networks of neurons that stretch or compress their activity to control timing Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Timing is critical for playing a musical instrument, swinging a […]