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·September 9, 2017·4 min read

Nutrition Has Benefits For Brain Organization

A new study reveals higher levels of monounsaturated fatty acids are linked to greater general intelligence.

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·August 30, 2017·6 min read

Robotic System Monitors Specific Neurons

Researchers have developed a robotic system that allows them to focus in on specific neurons in the brain. The technology could help answer questions such as how neurons interact with each other as we recall a memory.

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·August 25, 2017·4 min read

Computer Algorithm Links Facial Masculinity to Autism

Researchers applied a computer algorithm to 3D facial images of children diagnosed with ASD. The algorithm detected both males and females with autism had more masculine features than children not on the spectrum.

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·August 17, 2017·4 min read

Computer Approaches Human Skill for First Time in Mapping Brain

Washington State University researchers have developed a computer algorithm that can accurately map brain networks from electronic microscopy images.

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·August 17, 2017·6 min read

How We Recall the Past

Researchers have identified a neural circuit that is critical for memory retrieval.

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·August 15, 2017·4 min read

New Machine Learning Program Shows Promise For Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that integrates Alzheimer's indicators from MRI measurements to predict patients with the neurodegenerative disease.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 11, 2017·5 min read

Deep Sleep Reinforces the Learning of New Motor Skills

According to UCSF researchers, during non-REM sleep, newly learned useful neural patterns are replayed and recapped.

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·August 10, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Recognizes Familiar Faces

Researchers discover two new areas of the brain involved in facial processing.

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·August 6, 2017·3 min read

Colorizing Images With Deep Neural Networks

Researchers from UC Berkeley have developed a new technique that uses deep networks and AI to colorize images.

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·August 4, 2017·5 min read

Cultural Activities May Influence the Way We Think

A new PNAS study reports cultural activities directly influence learning processes, affecting how we collect different kinds of data. Researchers developed a new learning model that explains how culture helped shaped our cognition. Understanding these principles may someday be useful in AI development, researchers say.

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·August 2, 2017·4 min read

Neural Networks Model Audience Reactions to Movies

A new artificial neural network can assess a viewer's reaction to movies based on patterns of facial expressions. With enough information, researchers say the ANN will be able to assess how an audience is reacting to a movie and predict an individual's response based on a few minutes of observation.