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·May 18, 2015·4 min read

New Math Model Shows How Neural Networks Create Memories

Researchers develop a new mathematical model to help better understand how the brain forms, and loses, memories.

This image is Camillo Golgi's drawing of a hippocampus stained using the silver nitrate method.

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·May 13, 2015·3 min read

Hippocampus Shape Affects How Well Individuals Perform in Memory Tests

A new study reports people with a broader hippocampus tend to perform better on certain memory tests.

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Featured Neurology

·April 23, 2015·3 min read

Novel Regulator Inhibits Toxic Protein Aggregates in Huntington’s Disease

Researchers discover a novel factor which suppresses misfolding and aggregation of the huntingtin protein.

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·March 31, 2015·2 min read

Smartphone Face Recognition Improved by Copying the Brain

Researchers look at brain function to improve face recognition technology.

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·March 17, 2015·2 min read

How Neurons Work in Teams to Perform Computational Tasks

Researchers look to develop a deeper understanding of the specific roles played by different types of neurons and how they work in teams to perform computational tasks.

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·March 13, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Develop ‘Visual Turing Test’

Researchers have developed a new method to evaluate how well computers can identify the relationships between objects.

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·March 11, 2015·3 min read

Computer Model Developed to Explain how the Brain Learns to Categorize

A new computer model has been developed which helps explain how neural circuits learn to classify sensory stimuli.

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·February 13, 2015·5 min read

Human Face Recognition Found In Neural Network Based On Monkey Brains

Researchers create a neural network that can recognize faces accurately, even when the faces are upside down.

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·February 13, 2015·2 min read

Network Dynamics with BrainX3

Researchers have developed a new platform which combines computational power with human intuition. The system also serves as a hypotheses generator for big data.