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·January 14, 2018·5 min read

New Technology Will Create Brain Wiring Diagrams

Researchers have developed a new technique that maps the neural connections of entire insect brains.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

Brain Circuits Controlling Social Behavior Identified

A new study in Biological Psychiatry implicates the habenula in controlling social behavior. Increasing activity in the habenula leads to social problems, researchers report.

Featured Neurology

·January 3, 2018·3 min read

Massaging Brain Cells to Fight Alzheimer’s

Researchers use tiny magnets to stretch small batches of individual neurons, helping to form new neural networks.

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·December 12, 2017·5 min read

Discovery Deepens Understanding of Brain’s Sensory Circuitry

Researchers have identified a new set of matching barrel structures two layers deeper in the cortex than whisker barrels.

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·December 12, 2017·4 min read

Stuttering: Stop Signals in the Brain Disturb Speech Flow

Hyperactivity in the right hemisphere is stronger in people who stutter or have similar speech disorders than in those without speech problems, researchers report.

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·December 11, 2017·6 min read

Reading a Neural Network’s “Mind”

MIT researchers investigate the inner workings of machine learning systems that process language.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 4, 2017·4 min read

How Can Humans Keep the Upper Hand on Artificial Intelligence?

Researchers report they have discovered a way for humans to maintain control over artificial intelligent robots.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 4, 2017·6 min read

How the Brain Keeps Time

MIT researchers have identified a neural network that can stretch or compress its activity in order to generate a an action at a specific time.

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·December 4, 2017·3 min read

Neurons Have the Right Shape For Deep Learning

A new study reveals a new algorithm that simulates how deep learning could occur in the human brain. Researchers report certain neurons have the shape and electrical properties that are well suited for deep learning.

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·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Amputees Can Learn to Control a Robotic Arm with Their Minds

Researchers report amputees are able to control a robotic arm with help of brain implants and BMI technology. The study details how brain areas that control both the intact arm and amputated limb can create new connections and learn to control the robotic arm, even years following the loss of a limb.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 22, 2017·3 min read

Whole Brain Map of Electrical Connections Key to Forming Memories

A new, whole brain map of neural connectivity reveals low frequency activity rhythms drive communication between key areas involved in memory processing.