FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 6, 2019·4 min readDataset bridges human vision and machine learningBOLD5000, 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·May 3, 2019·6 min readArtificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activityCurrent 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 16, 2019·5 min readWhen 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 16, 2019·2 min readScientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of ExpectationA new theoretical model helps explain how the gustatory cortex mediates the expectation of receiving a taste. The model sheds light on the neural basis of expectation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 12, 2019·4 min readArtificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human canConvolutional neural network model significantly outperforms previous methods and is as accurate as humans in segmenting active and overlapping neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 9, 2019·2 min readHow technology can help prompt positive memories for people with depressionResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 3, 2019·4 min readStudy illuminates the brain’s inner workingsStudy explores how large scale patterns of brain activity can vary between cognitive systems, and across people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 30, 2019·4 min readArtificial intelligence can predict premature deathMachine learning significantly improves the accuracy of predicting premature deaths, from all causes, in a middle-aged population compared with more traditional models.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2019·7 min readBrain-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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 8, 2019·2 min readIncreasingly Complex Mini-brainsBrazilian scientists produce brain organoids with primitive eyes using computational fluid dynamics.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 29, 2019·6 min readUsing AI to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’sMachine 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 22, 2019·4 min readInability to Integrate Reward Information Contributes to Undervalued Rewards in SchizophreniaA 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.Read More
