FeaturedPsychology·June 15, 2017·2 min readScience Shows How Faces Guide, and Reflect, Our Social LivesA special edition of Current Directions in Psychological Science focuses on how our perception of faces plays a central role in our social lives.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 14, 2017·3 min readTen Fold Speed Up For the Reconstruction of Neural NetworksNew software significantly speeds up data analysis in connectomics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2017·5 min readBlue Brain Team Discovers a Multi-Dimensional Universe in Brain NetworksBlue Brain Project shows our brains operate on many different dimensions, not just the three we are accustomed to.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 9, 2017·3 min readSmiling During Victory Could Hurt Future Chances of CooperationPeople who smile following a victory can trigger an opponent to act more aggressively, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2017·5 min readSimple Tasks Don’t Test Brain’s True ComplexityThe brain's ability to use approximate probabilistic inference can not be studied by simple tasks that are not well suited to expose the inferential computations that make the brain special, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2017·3 min readHow Cells Divide Tasks and Conquer WorkStudy could help explain how neurons achieve greater efficiency and reliability.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 5, 2017·3 min readArtificial Intelligence Predicts Patient LifespansResearchers report artificial intelligence systems are able to predict a person's life span by reviewing CT images of their organs.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 22, 2017·3 min readSupercomputer Unlocks Secrets of the Brain and Safer AnestheticsA new study reveals a switching mechanism that could help in the design of new anesthetic drugs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 22, 2017·3 min readCould Artificial Intelligence Create the Songs of the Future?Researchers are exploring how machines and humans can work together to compose new songs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 20, 2017·3 min readFinding Traces of Memory Processing During SleepA machine learning algorithm shows that during sleep, the brain actively reprocesses information learned the previous day, strengthening the memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 13, 2017·5 min readCell Number Determines Structure of Neural MapsStudy reports the ordered structure of brain areas is not only determined by neural connectivity, but also by the total number of neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2017·8 min readEvolutionary Algorithm Helps Replicate Brain’s Circuitry to Direct a Realistic Prosthetic ArmResearchers believe the adolescent brain may be more sensitive to the effects of alcohol as it is still developing and less robust than adults' brains.Read More