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·June 14, 2017·3 min read

Ten Fold Speed Up For the Reconstruction of Neural Networks

New software significantly speeds up data analysis in connectomics.

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·June 12, 2017·5 min read

Blue Brain Team Discovers a Multi-Dimensional Universe in Brain Networks

Blue Brain Project shows our brains operate on many different dimensions, not just the three we are accustomed to.

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·June 9, 2017·3 min read

Smiling During Victory Could Hurt Future Chances of Cooperation

People who smile following a victory can trigger an opponent to act more aggressively, a new study reports.

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·June 8, 2017·5 min read

Simple Tasks Don’t Test Brain’s True Complexity

The 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.

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·June 7, 2017·3 min read

How Cells Divide Tasks and Conquer Work

Study could help explain how neurons achieve greater efficiency and reliability.

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·June 5, 2017·3 min read

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Patient Lifespans

Researchers report artificial intelligence systems are able to predict a person's life span by reviewing CT images of their organs.

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·May 22, 2017·3 min read

Supercomputer Unlocks Secrets of the Brain and Safer Anesthetics

A new study reveals a switching mechanism that could help in the design of new anesthetic drugs.

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·May 22, 2017·3 min read

Could Artificial Intelligence Create the Songs of the Future?

Researchers are exploring how machines and humans can work together to compose new songs.

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·May 20, 2017·3 min read

Finding Traces of Memory Processing During Sleep

A machine learning algorithm shows that during sleep, the brain actively reprocesses information learned the previous day, strengthening the memory.

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·May 13, 2017·5 min read

Cell Number Determines Structure of Neural Maps

Study reports the ordered structure of brain areas is not only determined by neural connectivity, but also by the total number of neurons.

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·May 11, 2017·8 min read

Evolutionary Algorithm Helps Replicate Brain’s Circuitry to Direct a Realistic Prosthetic Arm

Researchers believe the adolescent brain may be more sensitive to the effects of alcohol as it is still developing and less robust than adults' brains.