FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2017·4 min readLimited Short Term Memory Caused by Interference From Similar Items Seen EarlierResearchers report working memory is often limited by interference from items we have seen earlier, leading to the appearance it having limited capacity.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2017·5 min readDon’t Count on Your Chickens CountingResearchers contradict the accepted view that we biologically evolved a capacity for numerical cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 17, 2017·8 min readNeural Networks ExplainedA look at the history, and the future, of neural networks and deep learning.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 30, 2017·6 min readTests Can Help Quantify Automatic Empathy and Moral IntuitionsResearchers have developed new tests and math models to help quantify automatic moral and empathetic judgement.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2017·3 min readMystery of How Sperm Swim Revealed in Mathematical FormulaA new mathematical formula based on the rhythmic movement of a sperm could provide new insights into male infertility.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2017·4 min readMaths and Maps Make You Nervous? It Could Be in Your GenesA new study reports our genes play a role in the anxiety some feel when faced with math or navigational problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 19, 2017·4 min readWhat Humans and Primates Both Know When It Comes to NumbersA new study reports primates have the ability to distinguish between small and large quantities of objects, regardless of the surface area on which the objects are placed.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 31, 2016·6 min readThinking With Our Hands Can Help Find New Ways to Solve ProblemsUsing objects when trying to solve problems may help to find new ways of finding a solution, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 29, 2016·3 min readPaint Strokes May Help to Identify Alzheimer’sResearchers report Alzheimer's can be detected before diagnosis by looking at, and applying mathematical analysis, to their painting styles.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 4, 2016·4 min readData Scientists Find Causal Relation in Characteristics of ADHDResearchers suggest more emphasis be placed on attention deficit rather than hyperactivity in people with ADHD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 21, 2016·7 min readOur Brains Have a Basic Algorithm That Enables Our IntelligenceResearchers report relatively simple math logic underlies complex brain computations.Read More
