The moon is in the news today, with a total lunar eclipse occurring early this morning. National Geographic turns to the Martinos Center's Nouchine Hadjikhani to explain pareidolia, the human tendency to see a man in the moon and other faces where there are none.
Martinos Center News
In a new study, researchers from the MGH Martinos Center and Northwestern University describe finding differences between casual users of marijuana and non-users in the size, shape, and structure of several brain regions.
Striking images by the Martinos Center's Bruce Fischl and colleagues are helping to shed light on the origins of brain disorders including schizophrenia and autism.
A Swedish TV show recently spoke with Nouchine Hadjikhani about this phenomenon, in which we see faces where there are none.
A young man journeyed from Albania to Boston seeking a cure for his epileptic seizures. The Martinos Center helped him find one.
Peter Caravan and Patrick Purdon have been awarded grants through this Partners HealthCare program.
The article spotlights work by Martinos-affiliated researchers who have shown, for example, that it is possible to manipulate moral judgement with transcranial magnetic stimulation.
The Harvard Crimson has published a touching obituary for Jack Belliveau, with colleagues and former students and fellows explaining the impact Jack had both on their own careers and on the MRI community as a whole.
David Boas has been featured in a series of video highlights from Photonics West 2014.
The New York Times has published a very nice tribute to the Martinos Center's Jack Belliveau, who passed away last month.