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·June 4, 2018·4 min read

Protein Pair Quickly Makes Memories of New Places

A new study reveals how neurogranin and FMRP help encode memories of new places.

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·June 3, 2018·6 min read

AI Method Could Speed Up Development of Specialized Nanoparticles

A new artificial intelligence technique could speed up complex physics simulations and help create multilayered nanoparticles, researchers say.

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·June 2, 2018·6 min read

Surgical Technique Improves Sensation and Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Researchers have developed a new neural interface that is able to relay commands from the central nervous system to a robotic prosthesis.

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·May 30, 2018·4 min read

Teaching Chores to an AI

Researchers report teaching an AI with an activity simulator could eventually help robots to perform chores like making a cup of coffee or setting a table.

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·May 24, 2018·5 min read

Tiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain Cancer

Researchers at MIT have developed a new drug delivering nanoparticle that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. The nanoparticles carry two different drugs that can help shrink tumors and prevent them from growing back.

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·May 23, 2018·4 min read

Gauging Language Proficiency Through Eye Movement

Researchers use eye tracking technologies to determine how well people understand English as a second language.

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·May 3, 2018·5 min read

Brain Circuit Helps Us Learn By Watching Others

A new study reveals the role the anterior cingulate cortex and basolateral amygdala play in observational learning.

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·May 1, 2018·6 min read

Critical Period for Language Learning Identified

Researchers report the critical period of language learning may be longer than previously believed. A new study reveals children remain skilled at learning new languages until age 18.

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·April 19, 2018·7 min read

Machine Learning System Processes Sounds Like Humans Do

Researchers have developed a deep neural network that can replicate the way in which humans process and categorize sounds.

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·April 8, 2018·6 min read

Computer System Transcribes Words Users ‘Speak Silently’

Researchers have developed a new computer interface and headset system that can transcribe our internal voice.

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·April 5, 2018·6 min read

A Heavy Working Memory Load May Sink Brainwave ‘Synch’

Researchers report synchrony of brain waves within three regions of the brain can 'break down' when visual working memory load becomes too extensive to handle.

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·March 12, 2018·6 min read

Researchers Discover Early Signatures of the Social Brain

A new study reports the brain network that controls theory of mind, the ability to interpret the thoughts of others, is already developed in children as young as three.