
About The Miller Lab
The Miller Lab is part of The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lab Director: Earl K. Miller, Ph.D.
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Our Research
We study the executive brain functions that focus attention and organize thought and action. Our approach combines experimental, theoretical, and computational methods.
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Recent Publications
Bardon, A.G., Ballesteros, J.J., Brincat, S.L., Roy, J.E., Mahnke, M.M., Ishizawa, Y., Brown, E.N., and Miller, E.K. (2025) Convergent effects of different anesthetics on changes in phase alignment of cortical oscillations, Cell Reports, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115685
Brincat, S.L. and Miller, E.K. (2025) Cognitive independence and interactions between cerebral hemispheres, Neuropsychologia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2025.109153.


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