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Artificial Intelligence Featured Neuroscience

·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. Read More

Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning Featured Machine Learning Neuroscience Neurotech

·May 28, 2020·3 min read

‘Knowing how’ is in your brain

Artificial intelligence reveals how the brain programs procedural knowledge. Read More

Featured Neuroscience

·November 18, 2019·5 min read

The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s

When learning a new task, brain activities alter over time as mice transition to an expert from a novice. The changes are reflected in neural networks and neural activity. As the animal's knowledge grows, neural networks become more focused. Read More

Featured Neuroscience

·May 23, 2019·4 min read

What we think we know, but might not, pushes us to learn more

Learning is best predicted by both curiosity and an objective measure of knowledge. Researchers suggest it is uncertainty, or when you think you know something then discover you don't, that leads to curiosity and learning outcomes. Read More

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 26, 2018·3 min read

How Your Brain Decides Between Knowledge and Ignorance

Researchers report the brain's reward network could play an influential role in evaluating the opportunity to gain new information, just as it does to evaluate rewards such as food or financial gain. Read More

Featured Psychology

·April 12, 2018·4 min read

People Who Claim Superior Beliefs Exaggerate Their Own Knowledge

People who think their beliefs are superior to other people's view points are prone to overestimating what they actually know, a new study reports. Read More

Featured Psychology

·December 8, 2015·3 min read

Internet Access Makes Us Less Willing to Rely on Knowledge

Researchers report the web might be affecting how we think as people are less willing to rely on their knowledge when they have access to the internet. Read More