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@mcgovernmit
Our mission is to understand the brain and to apply that knowledge to improve human health and well-being.
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mcgovern.mit.edu
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    McGovern Institute
    @mcgovernmit
    Aug 31
    We were delighted to host the Minister and Chief Innovation Officer of #SierraLeone and his daughters last week. We love it when MIT alums return to campus with their children - especially if those children are interested in learning about the brain! 🥰🧠
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    David Moinina Sengeh
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    Aug 24
    I took the girls to the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT where 15 yrs ago we pioneered a method of using MRI and finite element analysis to invent prosthetic socket design. They met with my professor and learned about Purkinje neurons from the best in the field.
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    McGovern Institute
    @mcgovernmit
    Aug 25
    Looking to curl up with a new book this fall? Check out Tomaso Poggio's book, "Brains Minds Machines: The Mystery of Human Intelligence and the Enigmas of the Artificial." @ScienceMIT @mitbrainandcog
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    The Transmitter
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    Aug 25
    The Transmitter’s summer reading list highlights upcoming neuroscience books and other notable titles from this year—with books by Romain Brette, Susana Carmona, @markdhumphries, @SussilloDavid and more. By @FrankieRivera25 thetransmitter.org/reviews/five-n…
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    McGovern Institute
    @mcgovernmit
    Aug 24
    While some cognitive abilities fade with age, language skills tend to remain sharp. A new MIT-BU imaging study reveals that the brain's language network remains nearly identical in younger and older adults. mcgovern.mit.edu/2026/08/24/lan… @ScienceMIT @mitbrainandcog
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    Language skills stay strong in older adults, even while other cognitive abilities decline - MIT...
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    McGovern Institute
    @mcgovernmit
    Aug 18
    Shannon Knight @nervousneurons is a @mitbrainandcog PhD student working on a gene therapy for a rare form of childhood-onset epilepsy. She's also a beloved teacher/mentor to many at MIT. 🤩 Read more about Shannon in this MIT profile: news.mit.edu/2026/tackling-… 📸: Gretchen Ertl
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    McGovern Institute
    @mcgovernmit
    Aug 14
    Engineers in Ed Boyden's lab have developed a microscope that captures electrical activity across an entire zebrafish brain at millisecond speed—revealing how neurons coordinate as an emergent whole. mcgovern.mit.edu/2026/08/14/hig…
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