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This is a photograph of neuroscientist V.S Ramachandran.

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·April 11, 2014·2 min read

ARCS Foundation Names V. S. Ramachandran Scientist of the Year

Neuroscientist V.S Ramachandran has been named Scientist of the Year by the ARCS Foundation.

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·December 12, 2013·5 min read

Optogenetics As Good As Electrical Stimulation

Researchers show optogenetics can be as good as, if not better than, using electrical stimulation in neuroscience research.

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·December 10, 2013·4 min read

Neural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain Injury

Researchers restored behavior in a rat model of TBI using a neuroprosthetic device.

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·December 5, 2013·5 min read

How Mosquitoes Are Drawn to Human Skin and Breath

Researchers identify safe, pleasant smelling compounds which keep mosquitoes at bay and help control the spread of diseases.

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·December 4, 2013·2 min read

New Study Finds Crocodiles are Cleverer than Previously Thought

Researchers discover some crocodiles use lures to hunt their pray, suggesting they are cleverer than previously believed.

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·December 2, 2013·2 min read

Uniform Protocols, Clear Standards For Determining Brain Death Would Offer Significant Benefits

A new report urges clear standards and uniform protocols to be developed for declaring a patient brain dead.

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·November 22, 2013·3 min read

Chaotic Physics in Ferroelectrics Hints at Brain-Like Computing

Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers supports a new approach to information storage and processing known as memcomputing.

These are some of the images the NEIL system viewed.

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·November 22, 2013·3 min read

Carnegie Mellon Computer Searches Web 24/7 To Analyze Images and Teach Itself Common Sense

The Never Ending Image Learner (NEIL) computer program is able to label images and learn associations with little human intervention.

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·November 8, 2013·4 min read

Robotic Advances Promise Artificial Legs That Emulate Healthy Limbs

Advances in robotics have made it possible to create artificial legs that can duplicate the natural movement of human legs. The research could help improve the mobility of lower-limb amputees.

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·November 6, 2013·4 min read

New Study Identifies Signs of Autism in the First Months of Life

Using eye tracking, researchers discover children who later go on to be diagnosed with Autism showed declining attention to other people's eyes from the age of two months.