FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 30, 2017·5 min read300 Neurons Traced in Extensive Brain Wiring MapA new brain wiring map reconstructs the entire shape and position of more than 300 neurons in the mouse brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 27, 2017·4 min readArtificial Intelligence to Evaluate Brain Maturity in Preterm InfantsA new deep learning algorithm can interpret EEG data from preterm babies and estimate the child's brain functional maturity, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 23, 2017·5 min readResearchers Demonstrate ‘Mind Reading’ Brain Decoding TechnologyResearchers have created a convolutional neural network to better understand how the brain processes movies of natural scenes. This may be the first step in helping scientists decode how the brain makes sense of dynamic visual surroundings.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 20, 2017·5 min readProbing How Americans Think About Mental LifeA new study explores how Americans think about, and categorize, mental life. Most, they report, break 'mental life' into three components, body, heart and mind.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2017·3 min readDepression and Schizophrenia May Become Redundant TermsUsing a combination of neuroimaging, genetic research, epigenetics and other biological data in conjunction with artificial intelligence may result in a biological classification of mental illness, rather than diagnosing people based on symptoms alone.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 2, 2017·4 min readStress Diminishes Our Capacity to Sense New DangersNYU researchers report stress can lead to a diminished ability to predict new dangers.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 27, 2017·6 min readModeling Brain Connections to Understand Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers have created computer models of the neural connections in both health brains and brains of people suffering from Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 26, 2017·5 min readIn Plain Sight: Study Compares Performance of Humans Versus Neural Networks in Visual SearchesResearchers report humans often miss objects in plain sight, especially if the size is inconsistent with the rest of the scene.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 25, 2017·4 min readVisual Brain Drawn to Meaning, Not What Stands OutResearchers report our visual attention pays most attention to parts of a scene that have meaning to us, not the parts that stick out.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·5 min readHow Neural Networks ThinkResearchers have developed a new technique that works as an automatic translator, shedding light on how AI and neural networks are able to process language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·3 min readSelf-Reconfiguring Modular Robots Can Merge, Split and Heal While Retaining Full Sensorimotor ControlResearchers have developed modular robots that can become independent robotic entities by merging and splitting. This ability allows the robots to autonomously alter their shape to suit the task at hand. The system is also able to retain sensorimotor control during alteration and self heal by removing or repairing specific parts.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 25, 2017·4 min readComputer Algorithm Links Facial Masculinity to AutismResearchers applied a computer algorithm to 3D facial images of children diagnosed with ASD. The algorithm detected both males and females with autism had more masculine features than children not on the spectrum.Read More
