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·April 12, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human can

Convolutional neural network model significantly outperforms previous methods and is as accurate as humans in segmenting active and overlapping neurons.

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·April 9, 2019·2 min read

How technology can help prompt positive memories for people with depression

Researchers propose adapting computer technologies to help those with depression recall positive memories. Most existing technologies focused on supporting memory impairments are geared towards episodic memory recall and cognitive impairments related to neurodegenerative diseases.

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·April 3, 2019·4 min read

Study illuminates the brain’s inner workings

Study explores how large scale patterns of brain activity can vary between cognitive systems, and across people.

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·March 30, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence can predict premature death

Machine learning significantly improves the accuracy of predicting premature deaths, from all causes, in a middle-aged population compared with more traditional models.

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·March 20, 2019·7 min read

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

A new deep learning system is able to predict, with great accuracy, how different brain areas respond to specific words. The model also found concepts localized to the auditory cortex are less dependent on context.

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·March 8, 2019·2 min read

Increasingly Complex Mini-brains

Brazilian scientists produce brain organoids with primitive eyes using computational fluid dynamics.

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·January 29, 2019·6 min read

Using AI to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

Machine learning technology is helping researchers to detect the early signs of Alzheimer's, by identifying potential blood based biomarkers of the disease. Researchers say the technology has found hidden factors associated with Alzheimer's through medical data, and could help improve disease prediction.

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·January 22, 2019·4 min read

Inability to Integrate Reward Information Contributes to Undervalued Rewards in Schizophrenia

A new computational model reveals the impaired ability to integrate size and probability of reward in those with schizophrenia may be the result of a lack of consideration of the magnitude of the reward.

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·October 18, 2018·5 min read

How Brain Structure Influences Performance on Language Tasks

A new computational model sheds light on how personal brain structure can influence our cognitive performance on language based tasks.

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·September 21, 2018·4 min read

Teaching Computers to See Optical Illusions

Researchers have created a deep learning algorithm that can be tricked by optical illusions, just like humans. The findings shed new light on the human visual system and may help improve artificial vision.

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·September 19, 2018·5 min read

What Your Cell Phone Camera Tells You About Your Brain

A new study unites cognitive science and information theory, reporting our brains are structured to make the best possible decisions given their limited resources.

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·September 17, 2018·6 min read

Four Personality Types Based on New Data

A new, comprehensive data analysis study challenges existing paradigms in psychology relating to personality types. Researchers report there appear to be four major clusters of personality types.