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·January 28, 2016·5 min read

Decoding Brain Signals at Almost the Speed of Perception

Researchers used electrodes implanted into the temporal lobes of patients to decode brain signals at nearly the speed of perception.

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·January 28, 2016·6 min read

Pinpointing the Source of Seizures

Researchers look to pinpoint the source of epileptic seizures by looking at networks of electrical activity in the brain prior to the onset of a seizure.

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·January 21, 2016·3 min read

New Depression Model Outperforms Psychiatrists

A new depression model is better able to predict whether a patient will respond to a specific antidepressant than seasoned psychiatrists are able to.

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·January 20, 2016·7 min read

Capacity For Memory is Ten Times Greater Than Previously Thought

A groundbreaking study reports memory capacity in the brain is far higher than previously believed.

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·January 19, 2016·6 min read

Human and Animal Research Gap Bridged by Memory Test for Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's disease research has been enhanced by researchers who have developed a comparable test of memory and learning for humans from a commonly used mouse experiment.

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·January 11, 2016·6 min read

Meeting of Minds: Will Computers Ever Truly Understand What We’re Saying?

A new study reports our current computer systems will never truly understand what we're saying because they are unable to take into account the context of a conversation.

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·January 4, 2016·4 min read

Understanding The Brain’s Building Blocks With Genetics

Researchers have created a detailed taxonomy of cells in the mouse visual cortex based on single-cell gene expression.

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·January 4, 2016·3 min read

Do We Have Free Will? The Brain-Computer Duel

Researchers explore whether people are able to stop planned movements once the readiness potential for a movement has been triggered.

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·December 31, 2015·3 min read

Human-Machine Superintelligence Can Solve the World’s Most Dire Problems

A combination of computer and human intelligence may be what we need to help solve the world's most pressing problems, from climate change to geopolitical conflict, a new study reports.