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·March 12, 2021·3 min read

How to Spot Deepfakes? Look at Light Reflection in the Eyes

A newly developed AI tool can identify "deepfakes" of faces by examining the light reflection in the eyes of the images. The system is 94% accurate at detecting deepfakes.

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·February 26, 2021·6 min read

Early-Warning for Seizures Could Be a Game-Changer for Epilepsy Patients

A 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.

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·February 11, 2021·4 min read

How Do Our Memories Take Shape?

Findings shed light on how experiences are committed to memory and later recounted to others.

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·January 18, 2021·4 min read

Digital 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.

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·January 11, 2021·4 min read

We Wouldn’t Be Able to Control Super Intelligent Machines

Using theoretical calculations, computer scientists show it would be fundamentally impossible for humans to control a super-intelligent AI.

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·December 23, 2020·4 min read

AI-Designed Serotonin Sensor May Help Scientists Study Sleep and Mental Health

Artificial intelligence technology redesigned a bacterial protein that helps researchers track serotonin in the brain in real time.

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·December 17, 2020·4 min read

Computational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-Term Memories

A new computational algorithm shows how the brain maintains information in the short term using specific types of neurons.

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·December 16, 2020·5 min read

Teaching Artificial Intelligence to Adapt

A 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.

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·October 26, 2020·3 min read

How to Figure Out What You Don’t Know

Testing 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.

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·October 13, 2020·5 min read

A New Model of the Brain’s Real-Life Neural Networks

A 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.

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·September 29, 2020·5 min read

Computer 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.