Latest

neural networks

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 17, 2018·4 min read

Using AI to Detect Heart Disease

Researchers apply deep learning algorithms to help measure physiological changes linked to heart disease.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 11, 2018·5 min read

The Neural Circuitry of Parental Behavior

Researchers have identified neural circuits that help govern parenting behaviors in mice.

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos Open Neuroscience Articles

·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.

Featured Neuroscience

·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.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·April 2, 2018·3 min read

Reorganization of Brain Outputs in Deaf Cats

Researchers report within the first weeks of life, deaf cats have reduced connections between the anterior ectosylvian sulcus and the superior colliculus. However, deaf cats have increased connections from other auditory areas to the superior colliculus.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 27, 2018·5 min read

Abnormal Brain Connections Seen in Preschoolers with Autism

A new neuroimaging study reveals preschool aged children with ASD have significant differences in the basal ganglia network and paralimbic-limbic network in the brain compared to their peers who were not diagnosed with autism.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 23, 2018·4 min read

The Brain Learns Completely Differently than We’ve Assumed Since the 20th Century

A new study challenges long held beliefs about how learning occurs. Researchers suggest learning occurs in dendrites that are in closer proximity to neurons, as opposed to occurring solely in synapses.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 22, 2018·3 min read

From Signal Propagation to Consciousness: A Potential Connection Discovered

Researchers investigate the neural mechanisms behind consciousness.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 19, 2018·5 min read

Decision Making is Shaped by Individual Differences in the Functional Brain Connectome

Researchers report individual differences in functional brain connectivity reflects differences in how certain intrinsic connectivity networks engage during decision making.

Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 17, 2018·4 min read

Cell Therapy Could Improve Brain Function in Alzheimer’s

Adding the Nav1.1 protein boosted the activity of interneurons and helped restore brain function in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 17, 2018·5 min read

How to Build a Computer With Free Will

A new article considers if it will be possible for artificial intelligence to mimic free will.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·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.