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A region of the brain called the striatum plays a role in addiction and is significantly affected by Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia, and other disorders. To help scientists develop new treatments, MIT researchers have created a new atlas of the neurons found within the striatum.

Atlas of the brain’s striatum could guide researchers to new drug treatments

Jacob Becraft spoke on a panel with (left to right) Fred Parietti, Sam Udotong, and Laureen Meroueh. The discussion was hosted by MIT President Sally Kornbluth (far right).

How MIT Sandbox has turned student ideas into $8.7 billion in global impact

Building foundations that last

Robigo focuses on equipping robust, industry-proven microbes with the ability to target specific pests and diseases.

Giving farmers a more sustainable way to protect crops

MIT researchers found that in extremely acidic conditions, such as those in Venus’ clouds, short peptides can remain stable and fold into shapes that may allow them to have biological functions.

Study: Peptides can form well-defined structures in harsh, Venus-like conditions

To make qubits more reliable, researchers developed a new design that includes two separate but connected components: one which stores data and one which reaches out like an arm to interact with every other part of the quantum circuit.

New qubit architecture enables faster, more accurate operations