The math behind the music
Using a statistical mechanics framework, researchers gain insight into why basic ordered patterns emerge in music and uncover emergent structures of musical harmony. ... Read More...
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Study illuminates the brain’s inner workings
Study explores how large scale patterns of brain activity can vary between cognitive systems, and across people.... Read More...
How Musicians Communicate Non-Verbally During Performance
Fitting musicians with motion capture sensors and applying mathematical techniques, researchers discover how musicians communicate non-verbally while performing different pieces of music.... Read More...
Could Consciousness Come Down to the Way Things Vibrate?
A new paper proposes resonance may contribute to human consciousness. ... Read More...
Researchers Uncover the Mathematics of Brain Waves
Researchers have developed a new mathematical model, which incorporates EEG data and evolutionary game theory, that bridges the gap between waves and random fluctuations in the brain.... Read More...
Diversity in the Brain: How Millions of Neurons Become Unique
A new mathematical model has shown how different gene variants enable random diversity in neurons.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
Probability Calculations – Even Babies Can Master Them
Researchers discover children as young as 6 months old can have a sense of probability.... Read More...
It’s Mathematically Impossible to Beat Aging, Researchers Say
A new PNAS study reports it is mathematically impossible to stop the aging process in multicellular organisms.... Read More...
New Math Method Reveals Structure of Neural Activity
Researchers have developed a new math method that can detect geometric structures in the brain's neural activity.... Read More...
A Mathematical Model for Memory
Researchers have developed a computer model which has allowed them to identify gene sets responsible for specific memory processes.... Read More...
Mathematical Model Shows How the Brain Remains Stable During Learning
Researchers have devised a new mathematical model which helps explain how the brain's networks can learn new information while remaining stable. ... Read More...