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For general inquiries, please contact bearstaff@mit.edu. 

To apply to join our research group, please visit our Join Us page.

COURIER ADDRESS

The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
43 Vassar Street, Building 46-3301
Cambridge, MA 02139

MAILING ADDRESS

The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 46-3301
Cambridge, MA 02139

DIRECTIONS TO THE LAB

We are located on the third floor of MIT Building 46 at 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. 
There is parking available in the visitor lot at the corner of Vassar Street and Massachusetts Avenue. 
Via MBTA: Take the Red Line to Kendall/MIT and walk west on Main Street 2 blocks to cross Ames Street and then Vassar Street.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge MA 02139-4307

ABOUT

We seek to address the following
questions:

How do sensory experience and
deprivation modify synaptic connections
in the brain?

Can we apply this knowledge to develop
novel treatments for brain diseases?

CURRENT RESEARCH

Pathophysiology and correction of
amblyopia, a prevalent form of visual
impairment

The synaptic substrates of visual
recognition memory

The pathophysiology and correction of
fragile X syndrome and other causes of
autism

CONTACT

Bear Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
43 Vassar Street, 46-3301
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.324.7003

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