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·May 17, 2018·6 min read

Artificial Intelligence Improves Stroke and Dementia Diagnosis in Brain Scans

Researchers say machine learning is up to 85% accurate at predicting the severity of small vessel disease, a condition associated with stroke and dementia.

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·May 15, 2018·5 min read

Robot Teaches Itself How to Dress People

Researchers have developed a new robotic system than can help people to get dressed. The system relies on the force it feels to help guide a hospital gown onto a person's arm efficiently.

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·May 12, 2018·4 min read

Scientists Are Just Starting to Understand Autistic Adults’ Unique Health Needs

Using a machine learning algorithm to analyse health records of individuals with autism, researchers have been able to identify both increased and decreased health risks associated with ASD. The study reports autistic adults have increased risk of developing hypothyroidism, cardiovascular disease and other neurological issues. By contrast, those with ASD are at decreased risk of alcohol abuse, hypertension and metastatic cancers.

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·May 11, 2018·3 min read

Video of Moving Discs Reconstructed From Rat Retinal Neural Signals

Researchers have successfully reconstructed a short movie of randomly moving discs produced by rat retinal neurons, with the help of machine learning technology.

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·May 10, 2018·2 min read

Ultrasound Helmet Would Make Live Images, Brain Machine Interface Possible

Vanderbilt researchers have been awarded a new grant to develop a novel brain machine interface that utilizes both an ultrasound helmet and EEG.

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·May 9, 2018·3 min read

Allen Integrated Cell Released Online

Allen Institute researchers have launched a new predictive, comprehensive model of a living human cell. The 3D model has been released as a public resource that will allow researchers to study human disease models and better understand cell properties.

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·May 8, 2018·3 min read

Age, Marital Status, BMI and Sleep Linked to Dementia Risk

A new machine learning study has revealed a novel combination of factors that can increase a person's risk of developing dementia.

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·May 7, 2018·6 min read

Deep Learning Comes Full Circle

AI research has come full circle, helping neuroscientist better understand how the human brain works, researchers say.

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·May 6, 2018·4 min read

Intelligent Agents on the Battle Field

A new paper considers how the military are utilizing neuroscience, engineering, big data and psychology to create intelligent agents that can assist personnel in warfare.

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·May 3, 2018·7 min read

Decoding the Brain’s Learning Machine

A new study sheds light on how the cerebellum is able to make predictions and learn from mistakes, especially when it comes to completing complex motor actions. The findings could help in the development of new machine learning technologies.

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·May 3, 2018·5 min read

How Artificial Intelligence Can Detect, and Create, Fake News

A new article reports artificial intelligence can be a useful tool in spotting fake news online, but it can also be used to generate misleading, seemingly credible, information.