McGovern Institute
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research is a community of MIT neuroscientists committed to meeting two of the greatest challenges of modern science: understanding how the brain works and discovering new ways to prevent or treat brain disorders. Our scientists are pushing forward the frontiers of technology to understand how the brain learns, remembers, and perceives the world. They are discovering how these functions are disrupted by disease, and finding new approaches to treating disease. They are even using this understanding of the brain to develop and improve neural networks.
The McGovern Institute was established in 2000 by technology entrepreneur Lore Harp McGovern and the late Patrick J. McGovern, former chairman of International Data Group (IDG). The McGovern Institute has grown from six founding faculty members to more than 20 distinguished investigators including one Nobel laureate and seven members of the National Academy of Sciences.
Things and Stuff: How the brain distinguishes oozing fluids from solid objects
The Mindful Brain: New insights into the effects of meditation & mindfulness on brain health
25 Years of Vision: Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Closing Remarks
25 Years of Vision: Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Alumni Panel
25 Years of Vision: Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Jenelle Feather
25 Years of Vision: Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Jakob Voights
25 Years of Vision: Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Mark Howe
25 Years of Vision: Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Robert Desimone
25 Years of Vision: Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Robert Langer
25 Years of Vision: Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Anniversary Reflections
2025 Spring BCS Colloquium Series: Kathryn Paige Harden
McGovern at 25
2025 Spring BCS Colloquium Series: Ed Lein
McGovern Institute Holiday Greeting
2024 Tournament of Memory Champions
2024 Fall BCS Colloquium Series: Jack Feldman, "Breathing Matters"
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Conclusion
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Martha C. Thompson
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Virginie Anne Chouina
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Christian Webb
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - A Eden Evins
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - John Krystal
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Jordan Smoller
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Dina Katabi
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Tayla McCloud
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Anum Farid
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - Niall Boyce
Spring Symposium 2024 Transformational Strategies in Mental Health - John Gabrieli