FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 23, 2023·5 min readStudy Explains Emotional ‘Blunting’ Caused by Common AntidepressantsSSRI antidepressants can make users less sensitive to rewards, resulting in emotional blunting many users experience. The findings provide new evidence for the role serotonin plays in reinforcement learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 25, 2019·2 min readHow our brains remember things depends upon how we learn themNeural pathways for learning differ depending on how each person has learned a new skill.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 22, 2019·4 min readExploring the science of decision-makingWhen faced with complex choices, people show bursts of exploration before settling into preferred options of higher value.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 16, 2019·4 min readNew AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the BlanksA new deep learning system takes glimpses of its surroundings, representing less than 20% of a 360-degree view and infers the rest of the environment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 6, 2019·7 min readMore Than Just Memories: A New Role for the Hippocampus During LearningA new role for the hippocampus involving pattern separation and conjunctive representation in reinforcement learning is discussed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 3, 2018·3 min readArtificial Intelligence Tracks Biological Age and Helps Rewind the Aging ClockResearchers report artificial intelligence advancements may help to personalize immunotherapies and slow the effects of biological aging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 30, 2018·3 min readHow Time Affects LearningResearchers report people retain arbitrary associations when they learned the associations in short sessions spaced over a few weeks rather than one 20 minute session.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 17, 2018·5 min read‘Striosome’ Neurons in the Basal Ganglia Play Key Role in LearningA new study sheds light on the role striosomal neurons play in reinforcement learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 6, 2018·3 min readWorm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a PoleResearchers have translated the neural system of a nematode worm into computer code. The study reports the researchers have trained the virtual worm to perform an array of amazing balancing acts.Read More
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