FeaturedNeurology·February 26, 2021·6 min readEarly-Warning for Seizures Could Be a Game-Changer for Epilepsy PatientsA new mathematical algorithm examines data from EEG and brain implants to learn each epilepsy patient's unique brain pattern signatures. The system can predict the onset of a seizure within an hour, allowing the patient to take necessary interventions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 11, 2021·4 min readHow Do Our Memories Take Shape?Findings shed light on how experiences are committed to memory and later recounted to others.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 18, 2021·4 min readDigital Hoarders: We’ve Identified Four Types – Which Are You?From retaining old emails to accumulating digital files, digital hoarding is emerging as a potential problem for people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2021·4 min readWe Wouldn’t Be Able to Control Super Intelligent MachinesUsing theoretical calculations, computer scientists show it would be fundamentally impossible for humans to control a super-intelligent AI.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 23, 2020·4 min readAI-Designed Serotonin Sensor May Help Scientists Study Sleep and Mental HealthArtificial intelligence technology redesigned a bacterial protein that helps researchers track serotonin in the brain in real time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 17, 2020·4 min readComputational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-Term MemoriesA new computational algorithm shows how the brain maintains information in the short term using specific types of neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 16, 2020·5 min readTeaching Artificial Intelligence to AdaptA new AI model mimics how the prefrontal cortex uses gating to control information flow between different areas of neurons. The system could help in the development of new artificial intelligence technologies that better mimic the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 26, 2020·3 min readHow to Figure Out What You Don’t KnowTesting multiple computational models of the nervous system, researchers discover that just because a model can make accurate predictions about data, this doesn't always translate into the underlying logic of the biological system it represents.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 13, 2020·5 min readA New Model of the Brain’s Real-Life Neural NetworksA new computational model predicts how information deep inside the brain could flow from one network to another, and how neural network clusters can self optimize over time.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 29, 2020·5 min readComputer Model Explains Altered Decision Making in Schizophrenia Summary: An artificial neural network has identified a potential mechanism for the impaired decision-making often seen in schizophrenia patients, which involves the reduced activity of NMDA receptors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 5, 2020·5 min readNew Discoveries on Decision-Making ProcessNeuroimaging and computational neuroscience studies reveal different ways and brain areas implicated in decision making.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 23, 2020·3 min readStudy Reveals the Unfolding of Neuronal FateStudy combines developmental neurobiology and computational neuroscience to explore the dynamic changes of gene expression at the single-cell level as progenitor cells differentiate into neurons, then diversify into different sensory neurons.Read More
