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AI Researchers Design ‘Privacy Filter’ For Your Photos

Neuroscience NewsJune 3, 2018

Using an AI technique called adversarial training, researchers have developed a new algorithm that dynamically disrupts facial recognition systems, which may help to maintain privacy.... Read More...

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Frontal Lobe Implicated in Chronic Pain

Neuroscience NewsMay 26, 2018

A new study reveals, in rodents, some spinal pain begins in the frontal cortex. Researchers say the findings could help in the development of new treatments for chronic pain.... Read More...

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When Three Months From Now Feel Right Around the Corner

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2018

A new study examines the relationship between absolute and relative time estimates.... Read More...

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Connection Between Postnatal Sensory Experiences and Brain Development

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2018

A new Zebra fish study reveals a lack of sensory stimulation following birth can impact neurogenesis and brain development.... Read More...

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Hippocampus May Hold Clues For Anxiety and Depression

Neuroscience NewsApril 14, 2018

Researchers reveal specific parts of the hippocampus may play a key role in emotional regulation.... Read More...

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Looking for Clues in Big Data to Enlist Stem Cells for Brain Repair

Neuroscience NewsMarch 14, 2018

Researchers utilize deep learning algorithms to help shed light on stem cells in the brain.... Read More...

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‘Mind Reading’ Algorithm Uses EEG Data to Reconstruct Images Based on What We Perceive

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 22, 2018

Researchers have developed a new technique that uses EEG data to reconstruct images based on how we perceive faces. ... Read More...

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Human Characters, Not Animals, Teach Children Best Moral Lessons

Neuroscience NewsAugust 18, 2017

Reading stories about humans, not anthropomorphic characters, teach moral lessons most effectively to young children a new study reports.... Read More...

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Can Our Faces Reveal Whether We Are Rich or Poor?

Neuroscience NewsJuly 5, 2017

Could it be possible to judge a person's socioeconomic status by simply looking at their face? A new study revels that people can accurately assess whether a person is rich or poor, but only when the person displays a neutral face that is void of a smile or emotion.... Read More...

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Infants Show Racial Bias toward Members of Own Race and against Those of Other Races

Neuroscience NewsApril 14, 2017

Researchers report infants show racial bias in favor of members of their own race as early as 6 months old.... Read More...

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New Personality Model Sets Up How We See Ourselves, and How Others See Us

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 6, 2017

A new model for identifying personality traits contrasts how people see themselves against how others see them.... Read More...

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Researchers Make an Autism Breakthrough

Neuroscience NewsDecember 15, 2016

Researchers report almost one thrid of all autism cases could be the result of a scarcity of nSR100, a protein important for brain development.... Read More...

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News

Piglet Study Sheds Light of How Stress is Bad For Your Body

Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease

How Intensive Instruction Changes Brain Circuitry in Struggling Readers

Neuroscience

Piglet Study Sheds Light of How Stress is Bad For Your Body

How Intensive Instruction Changes Brain Circuitry in Struggling Readers

A Father’s Day Reminder: Your Kids Aren’t Really Growing Up Quickly

Neurology

Piglet Study Sheds Light of How Stress is Bad For Your Body

Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease

Is There a Link Between Diabetes and Parkinson’s?

AI

Poker Has a ‘Tell’ About Strategic Thinkers

AI is Acquiring a Sense of Smell that Can Detect Illnesses in Human Breath

Robotics

Cometh the Cyborg: Improved Integration of Living Muscles into Robots

Surgical Technique Improves Sensation and Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Artificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of Touch

Psychology

Piglet Study Sheds Light of How Stress is Bad For Your Body

How Intensive Instruction Changes Brain Circuitry in Struggling Readers

A Father’s Day Reminder: Your Kids Aren’t Really Growing Up Quickly

University of Toronto

AI Researchers Design ‘Privacy Filter’ For Your Photos

Frontal Lobe Implicated in Chronic Pain

When Three Months From Now Feel Right Around the Corner

Connection Between Postnatal Sensory Experiences and Brain Development

Hippocampus May Hold Clues For Anxiety and Depression

Looking for Clues in Big Data to Enlist Stem Cells for Brain Repair

‘Mind Reading’ Algorithm Uses EEG Data to Reconstruct Images Based on What We Perceive