McGovern Institute for Brain Research

The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT is led by a team of world-renowned neuroscientists committed to understanding how the brain works and discovering new ways to prevent or treat brain disorders. This video features Robert Desimone, director of the McGovern Institute, and MIT Institute Professor Ann Graybiel as well as Patrick J. McGovern '59 and Lore Harp McGovern, whose pledge of $350 million to create the Institute remains one of the largest philanthropic gifts in the history of higher education.