FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2015·3 min readBuilding a Digital Piece of BrainResearchers present 'first draft' of Blue Brain Project's digital reconstruction of the neocortex of a juvenile rat.Read More
Featured·October 8, 2015·3 min readMapping Human Movement with Computational ModelsA researcher has developed a computational model that maps human locomotion to help improve assistive and rehabilitative robotics.Read More
Featured·October 6, 2015·3 min readUncovering Clues About Abnormal Embryo Development with Artificial IntelligenceResearchers utilize artificial intelligence to help understand why some groups of cells deviate from normal development during embryogenesis.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 6, 2015·4 min readPredicting How Alzheimer’s Disease Will Affect the BrainResearchers report they are developing a new computer system which uses demographic, genetic and clinical data to help predict how Alzheimer's disease will affect the patient's brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 1, 2015·5 min readMore Flexible Approach to Machine Learning Improves Image ClassificationAccording to researchers, machine learning systems have improved ability to classify images if 'partial credit' is given during training as reinforcement.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·3 min readSpeeding Up Reconstruction of the ConnectomeResearchers have developed new software that speeds up connectome analysis by up-to ten times.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·4 min readTuning on the Move: New Technology Refines Movement of Powered Prosthetics AutomaticallyResearchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.Read More
Featured·September 26, 2015·3 min readArtificial Intelligence System Solves SAT Geometry as Well as 11th GradersResearchers have created an AI system that can solve SAT geometry questions as well as the average 11th grade student.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2015·4 min readComputer System Learns Language by Playing GamesResearchers have designed a computer system that learns how to play a text-based computer game with no prior assumptions about how language works.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2015·5 min readUnsupervised Computer Learns Spoken LanguageA new computer system has learned to distinguish words' phonetic components independent of human training or interaction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2015·5 min readResearchers Rediscover and Map ‘Lost’ Brain StructureResearchers map an area of the brain which has been absent from text books for almost 100 years. They believe this area could play an important role in how we understand the world.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 10, 2015·4 min readSmall Brain Models Distort Contact Intensity Between NeuronsA new study looks at some of the current limitations of computational models for neuroscience research.Read More