FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2017·4 min readUnderstanding the Brain With the Help of Artificial IntelligenceResearchers have trained neural networks to accelerate the reconstruction of neural circuits.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 18, 2014·5 min readIn One Aspect of Vision, Computers Catch up to Primate BrainResearchers report their new artificial neural network can identify objects as well as the primate brain can.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 6, 2013·7 min readResearchers Discover How Neural Circuits Zero in on the Specific Information Needed For DecisionsResearchers discover how the brain sorts out relevant and irrelevant sensory information during decision making processes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Business·August 2, 2013·3 min readLargest Neuronal Network Simulation Achieved Using K ComputerResearchers have carried out the largest general neural network simulation to date using the computational power of the K computer.Read More
Featured·July 22, 2013·2 min readChips that Mimic the BrainResearchers developed a new micro-chip that mimics information processing in the brain in real time.Read More
Featured·July 11, 2013·3 min readDaydreaming Simulated by Computer ModelResearchers have created a computer model based on the dynamics of brain cells and its neural connections. They hope the model will help them understand why certain portions of the brain work together when a person daydreams.Read More
Featured·February 26, 2013·3 min readBlueprint For an Artificial BrainResearchers are using memristors, electronic microcomponents which imitate natural nerves, as key components to create a blueprint for an artificial brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2013·5 min readEngineering Control Theory Helps Create Dynamic Brain ModelsModels of the human brain, patterned on engineering control theory, could assist researchers control neurological diseases, according researcher who is using mathematical models of neuron networks from which more complex brain models emerge.Read More
Featured·February 6, 2013·3 min readInsect Drives Robot to Track Down SmellsIn a new study, a small, two-wheeled robot was driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Business·January 30, 2013·3 min readIBM’s Watson to Join Research Team at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRensselaer becomes the first university of receive a version of IBM's Watson system. Rensselaer hopes to find new uses for Watson and develop its cognitive capabilities, as well as using the system for Big Data research.Read More
Featured·January 30, 2013·2 min readEngineers Solve a Biological Mystery and Boost Artificial IntelligenceSimulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, researchers discover why biological networks tend to be organized as modules, a finding that will lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of complexity.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 24, 2012·3 min readLike a Noisy Political Campaign, “Grassroots” Neurons Wire and Fire Together for Dominance in the BrainResearchers found that neurons team up together to sway particular outcomes in the brain and take over the nervous system in the name of their preferred action or behavior.Read More