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Brain and Cognitive Sciences - Ph.D. / Sc.D.

 

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  • Function follows form : how connectivity patterns govern neural responses 
    Osher, David Eugene (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    Connectivity restricts and defines the information that a network can process. It is the substance of information processing that underlies the patterns of functional activity in the brain. By combining diffusion-weighted ...
  • The temporal and bilateral structure of hippocampal replay 
    Layton, Stuart Pope (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    The hippocampus is required for the formation, but not storage, of long-term episodic memories. During memory formation, however, the hippocampus is not a lone actor; rather it works in concert with various structures ...
  • Neurobiologically-motivated treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in an animal model 
    Meyer, Retsina Michele (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    This thesis demonstrates that chronic immobilization stress administered to rats enhances fear learning and increases plasma acylated ghrelin. This effect is independent of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis ...
  • Visual features for scene recognition and reorientation 
    Ehinger, Krista Anne (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    In this thesis, I investigate how scenes are represented by the human visual system and how observers use visual information to reorient themselves within a space. Scenes, like objects, are three-dimensional spaces that ...
  • Contributions of metabotropic glutamate receptors to the pathophysiology of autism 
    Auerbach, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder, and in the vast majority of cases the etiology is unknown. However, there are many syndromes of known genetic origin that have a high incidence of ...
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