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·July 26, 2019·4 min read

A computer that understands how you feel

EmoNet, a new convolutional neural network, can accurately decode images into eleven distinct emotional categories. Training the AI on over 25,000 images, researchers demonstrate image content is sufficient to predict the category and valence of human emotions.

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·July 15, 2019·6 min read

How expectation influences perception

Brain activity patterns in the frontal cortex encode beliefs and affect how we perceive the world around us.

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·July 14, 2019·5 min read

Neuroscience and artificial intelligence can help improve each other

Researchers look at how neuroscience can help with artificial intelligence technology and vice versa.

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·July 12, 2019·1 min read

Sound mind: Detecting depression through voice

Artificial intelligence is now better able to detect depression by analyzing the sound of a person's voice.

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·July 10, 2019·5 min read

Expert mathematicians stumped by simple subtractions

Our knowledge of the world has a critical impact on the ability to use mathematical reasoning, even for mathematicians. Findings reveal math professionals can be duped by some aspects of their knowledge about the world and fail to solve simple fifth-grade math problems.

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·July 7, 2019·5 min read

Scientists may soon be able to predict your memories

Using a mathematical model, researchers uncover the effects of emotion in memory encoding. They hope the data can be used to predict which experiences a person is most likely to recall.

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·June 4, 2019·3 min read

How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation

Computational model sheds light on the impact chronic, low-grade inflammation has on the mesolimbic dopamine system and motivational impairments.

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·May 29, 2019·2 min read

Outsmarting deep fakes: Researchers devise an AI-driven imaging system that protects authenticity

It might start to get easier to distinguish between real and fake images, thanks to a new deep learning system developed by NYU. The system is able to implant digital watermarks using an artificial neural network and spot manipulated photos and videos.

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·May 7, 2019·5 min read

Smarter training of neural networks

Researchers report artificial neural networks contain subnetworks that are considerably smaller, yet capable of being trained to make equally accurate predictions. Many subnetworks can learn to make accurate predictions much faster than the original networks.

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·May 6, 2019·4 min read

Dataset bridges human vision and machine learning

BOLD5000, a new, large scale data set of brain scans of people viewing images, is helping researchers to better understand how the brain processes images. The data set is a big step towards using computer visual models to study biological vision.

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·May 3, 2019·6 min read

Artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity

Current deep learning models are able to create images strongly enough to activate specific neurons in the visual cortex. However, researchers say more accurate artificial neural network models should be developed to help produce more accurate control.

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·April 16, 2019·5 min read

When it comes to learning, what’s better: The carrot or the stick?

People are more confident in decisions, and execute choices more quickly, if they are chasing a reward. However, we become more flexible in our decisions when trying to avoid a negative outcome.

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computational neuroscience

A computer that understands how you feel

How expectation influences perception

Neuroscience and artificial intelligence can help improve each other

Sound mind: Detecting depression through voice

Expert mathematicians stumped by simple subtractions

Scientists may soon be able to predict your memories

How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation

Outsmarting deep fakes: Researchers devise an AI-driven imaging system that protects authenticity

Smarter training of neural networks

Dataset bridges human vision and machine learning

Artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity

When it comes to learning, what’s better: The carrot or the stick?

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