Walk through a grocery store with a child, and you will see it instantly. Candy bars line the checkout aisle, placed exactly at eye level. That placement is not random; it is deliberate stimulus ...

A new MIT study that focuses on a single cell in one of nature’s simplest nervous systems provides an in-depth illustration of how individual neurons can use multiple means to drive complex behaviors.

In C. elegans worms, a single neuron named HSN uses multiple chemicals and connections to orchestrate egg-laying and locomotion over the course of several minutes. A new MIT study that focuses on a ...

The study of human control behaviour and subsystem identification in dynamic systems focuses on understanding how humans interact with and regulate complex systems. Research in this area explores both ...

Researchers describe a new platform for controlling the chaotic behavior of light by tailoring its scattering patterns using light itself. Harnessing and controlling light is vital for the development ...

You’re having dinner with your boyfriend, and he’s reminding you for the third time to eat the salad, not the pasta. It’s not control vs. calories control. Why, then? Why must some people have to ...

We all know the government uses taxes to pay for things. But what about using taxes to control behavior? This week on Summer School, Professor Darrick Hamilton of The New School, helps us explore the ...