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FeaturedNeuroscience·May 29, 2022·5 min readWhat Is It About the Human Brain That Makes Us Smarter Than Other Animals?How the human brain processes information differs from the brains of other primates. This may help explain why human cognitive abilities are superior to other animals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2018·1 min readDeveloping Robots That Can Learn Like HumansResearchers are conducting a series of experiments to explore whether robots can acquire knowledge in a manner similar to human learning.Read More
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