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MIT McGovern Institute
mcgovern.mit.edu > 03/18/2026 > brain-circuit-needed-to-incorporate-new-information-may-be-linked-to-schizophrenia

Brain circuit needed to incorporate new information may be linked to schizophrenia

9+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1051+ words) McGovern researchers have identified neurons in the mediodorsal thalamus (labeled pink) whose dysfunction can lead to impairments in the ability to update beliefs based on new information.Image: Guoping Feng and Tingting Zhou by Anne Trafton | March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Categories: Cellular & Molecular…...

MIT McGovern Institute
mcgovern.mit.edu > 08/21/2025 > new-gift-expands-mental-illness-studies-at-poitras-center-for-psychiatric-disorders-research

New gift expands mental illness studies at Poitras Center for Psychiatric Disorders Research

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (505+ words) by Julie Pryor | August 21, 2025 Categories: Mark Harnett, Nancy Kanwisher, James DiCarlo, Guoping Feng, Ev Fedorenko, Poitras Center for Psychiatric Disorders Research A commitment from longtime supporters Patricia and James Poitras "63 initiates multidisciplinary efforts to understand and treat complex psychiatric disorders....