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Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT
Schedule
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
4:00 PM America/New_York
Host
Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT
Duration
60 minutes
Kuan Hong Wang examines how dopaminergic, cannabinoid, and neuroimmune signaling regulate circuit plasticity across development, experience, and disease, and how cross-species work may inform selective therapies.
Emerging NeuroTech: Ultrasound in Neuroscience
Two talks present emerging applications of ultrasound technology in neuroscience, spanning brain imaging and human-machine interaction. The in-person seminar is open to MIT researchers, students…
Emerging NeuroTech: Ultrasound in Neuroscience
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Research Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for a research assistant position in the lab of Dr. Sepiedeh Keshavarzi at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience…
Post-Doc — University of Vienna
We have an open position for a postdoctoral researcher with experience in brain-computer interfacing and artificial intelligence to further advance our new class of Brain-Artificial Intelligence…
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)
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NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Wellcome Discovery Awards
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Kuan Hong Wang
Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT