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Psychology·February 17, 2012·2 min readChess Experts Help Researchers Understand How We See the WorldUT Dallas team aids study of how humans view game boards, faces and other visual information. Just as expert chess...Read More
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ElectrophysiologyFeaturedFeatured ArticlesNeuroscience·January 3, 2012·3 min readGABA Signaling Prunes Back Copious Provisional Synapses During Neural Circuit AssemblyQuite early in its development, the mammalian brain has all the raw materials on hand to forge complex neural networks....Read More
Electrophysiology·December 29, 2011·3 min readBrain’s Connective Cells Are Much More Than GlueGlia cells also regulate learning and memory, new TAU research finds. Glia cells, named for the Greek word for “glue,”...Read More
Neuroscience·December 22, 2011·4 min readDo You See What I See?Scientists model brain structure to help computers recognize objects An essential question confronting neuroscientists and computer vision researchers alike is...Read More
Neurology·December 21, 2011·5 min readUCLA Neuroscientists Demonstrate Crucial Advances in Brain ReadingInnovative machine learning method anticipates neurocognitive changes, similar to predictive text-entry for cell phones, internet search engines At UCLA’s Laboratory...Read More
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