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Neuroscience Videos·February 21, 2012·6 min readResearchers Seek Better Neural Control of Prosthetics for AmputeesSandia National Laboratories researchers, using off-the-shelf equipment in a chemistry lab, have been working on ways to improve amputees’ control...Read More
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Neuroscience·December 22, 2011·4 min readDo You See What I See?Scientists model brain structure to help computers recognize objects An essential question confronting neuroscientists and computer vision researchers alike is...Read More
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