FeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2020·6 min readNewly identified digestive-brain axis controls food choiceStudy reveals a novel learning process orchestrated between the digestive system and brain that compels animals to seek out novel foods.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·September 2, 2019·8 min readNovel math could bring machine learning to the next levelArtificial vision networks can learn to recognize complex images faster by using topological data analysis.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2018·5 min readTwo Seemingly Opposing Forces in the Brain Cooperate to Enhance Memory FormationResearchers say homeostatic synaptic plasticity facilitates Hebbian plasticity, influencing memory formation and learning.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 13, 2017·5 min readWhat Makes a Mother Risk Her Life to Protect Her Kids?A mother's willingness to sacrifice their own lives to protect their children depends upon the action of oxytocin on neurons in the amygdala, a new study reports.Read More
