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Bob Prior
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Soon to be retired Executive Editor for Neuroscience, Biomedical Science, and other interesting areas at The MIT Press
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Larry Abbott, Terrence Sejnowski and Haim Sompolinsky split $1.45 million in recognition of their decades of work uncovering principles of brain structure and function.

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Theoretical and computational neuroscientists net 2024 Brain Prize
Larry Abbott, Terrence Senjowski and Haim Sompolinsky split $1.45 million in recognition of their decades of work uncovering principles of brain structure and function.
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March 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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“We need to highlight Black inventors,” Ramirez said. “When we see a lightbulb we think ‘Edison’—when we see a microphone we need to think ‘Jim West.’”
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February 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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My book, The Alchemy of Us, has been translated into Arabic. “Alchemy” is a word with Arabic roots. Full circle.
January 25, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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"Music is not solely a cultural phenomenon but also possesses deep biological roots, apparently offering an evolutionary advantage to our species."

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It Turns Out We Were Born to Groove
The evolution of beat perception likely unfolded gradually among primates, reaching its pinnacle in humans.
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December 14, 2023 at 3:32 PM
Fabulous article in PBS' Next Avenue about the just-published The Day After Yesterday, Joe Wallace's intimate portrait of people with Alzheimer's and Dementia: www.nextavenue.org/these-are-th...
October 12, 2023 at 7:47 PM
It feels so good to be here!
October 11, 2023 at 6:01 PM