Doctoral Theses: Recent submissions
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Characterizing Language Representations in the Human Mind and Brain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-02)Language allows for the mapping of speech signals or written characters to meaning every time we engage in conversation or read. How can biological tissue, our brains, support this mapping process? This thesis characterizes ... -
Spontaneous activity in the mouse visual cortical slice: biophysical characterization and pathophysiology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-02)As we continue to await the first disease-modifying treatment for Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability, the search continues for novel ways to address the core pathophysiology ... -
Models and Tools for Studying Infants’ Attention
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-02)From birth, infants actively control where they look, long before they gain any significant motor control over other body parts. This early emergence of attentional preferences has allowed psychologists to use infants' ...