Sheila Macrine, Ph.D.

Sneak peek at our upcoming @MITPress Open Access volume, Embodied Intelligence, co-edited with Jennifer M. B. Fugate, Arsen Abdulali, and Josie Hughes (June 2026).
This book represents a major transdisciplinary effort to rethink the boundaries of cognition and agency.
Preview the Open Access volume here:
mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053495/…
#EmbodiedIntelligence #CognitiveScience #ArtificialIntelligence #MITPress

New research in Nature Communications by Hachisuka, Shor, and Biyu J. He reveals the neural and computational mechanisms behind one-shot perceptual learning in humans! Combining 7T fMRI, intracranial recordings, and deep neural network modeling with top-down feedback, the study identifies the high-level visual cortex as the key site of learning-induced plasticity, showing how a single visual experience can permanently transform perception. 🧠👁️
#Neuroscience #CognitiveScience #Perception #BrainResearch #NeuralNetworks #ArtificialIntelligence
@BiyuHe @MillerLabMIT
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MIT engineers create nanoparticles for delivering personalized cancer vaccines! They developed a customizable nanoscale delivery vehicle using modified M13 bacteriophage nanofibers to create personalized cancer vaccines. By precisely controlling cancer antigen density and leveraging the virus's built-in adjuvant properties, the modular platform successfully generated robust immune responses and prevented colon tumor development in mice! 🧬🔬 news.mit.edu/2026/mit-engin…
#CancerResearch #Immunology #Nanotechnology #MIT #Biotech #PersonalizedMedicine

Clearing up a robot’s fuzzy memory!
MIT researchers have developed UQ-DAAAM, a new system that helps robots identify and correct unreliable object descriptions in their memory in real time. By quantifying uncertainty across different viewpoints, robots can fix mislabeled objects and improve safety for complex tasks! 🤖✨ news.mit.edu/2026/clearing-…
#Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #MIT #MachineLearning #TechNews #Memory

A Martian meteorite that formed ≳4.1 billion years ago that samples Mars’ early crust and mantle is rewriting Mars' history.
Unlike younger Martian meteorites, Teghaza 001 samples Mars’ ancient crust and a primordial mantle source—and holds chemical scars of ancient fluid reactions before it was blasted into space.
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#Mars #Space #Astrophysics #Geology #Meteorite #ScienceNews #PlanetaryScience #Mars.