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·June 9, 2014·3 min read

Turing Test Success Marks Milestone in Computing History

For the first time in its 65 year history, a supercomputer nicknamed Eugene Goostman, past the Turing Test.

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·June 9, 2014·4 min read

Tangled Path of Alzheimer’s Linked Brain Cells Mapped in Mice

Researchers have mapped cholinergic neurons, the first type of cells to degenerate in people with Alzheimer's disease.

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Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·June 8, 2014·4 min read

Longer Telomeres Linked to Risk of Brain Cancer

New research reveals two common gene variants which lead to longer telomeres also significantly increase the risk of developing gliomas.

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·June 8, 2014·5 min read

Quick Getaway: How Flies Escape Looming Predators

Depending on their circumstances, fruit flies can deploy two escape behaviors, a new study reports.

Autism Featured Psychology

·June 7, 2014·3 min read

New Evidence Links Air Pollution to Autism and Schizophrenia

Researchers describe how early life exposure to air pollution produces significant brain changes, including enlargement of the part of the brain seen in humans with autism and schizophrenia.

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Featured Neurology

·June 6, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Pave the Way for Improved Epilepsy Treatments

New findings could pave the way for developing improved epilepsy treatments and therapies for other neurological disorders.

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·June 6, 2014·4 min read

Brain Traffic Jams That Can Disappear in 30 Seconds

Cellular blockages in fruit fly's neurons can form and dissolve in 30 seconds or less, a new study reports. The findings could help pave the way for new treatments of some neurodegenerative disorders.

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·June 6, 2014·3 min read

That Sounds Familiar, But Why?

Mathematical theories called global similarity models appear to correctly explain processing in the medial temporal lobe, an area of the brain associated with long term memory.