Generating Optimal Decisions: How the Brain Deals With Uncertainty
Dedicated circuits evaluate uncertainty in the brain, preventing it from using unreliable information to make decisions. As we interact with the world, we are constantly…
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Efficient Gene Therapy: A New Technique for Correcting Disease-Causing Mutations
Novel method, developed by McGovern Institute researchers, may lead to safer, more efficient gene therapies. Gene editing, or purposefully changing a gene’s DNA sequence, is…
Researchers Reveal That Cost Considerations Are Wired Into The Learning of Habits
A newly published study from MIT shows that habit formation in primates is driven by neurons that represent the cost of a habit, as well…