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·February 1, 2022·4 min read

Using Deep Learning to Find Genetic Causes of Mental Health Disorders in an Understudied Population

A new deep learning algorithm that looks for the burden of genomic variants is 70% accurate at identifying specific mental health disorders within the African-American community.

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·January 25, 2022·4 min read

Studying the Big Bang With Artificial Intelligence

A new machine-learning algorithm is helping researchers uncover the secrets of the quark-gluon plasma.

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·January 19, 2022·3 min read

Groundbreaking AI Technology Diagnoses COVID-19 In Minutes

A novel deep convolutional neural network AI algorithm can detect COVID-19 within minutes with 98% accuracy.

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·January 14, 2022·4 min read

New Screening Tool Developed to Automatically Identify Older Appearing Brains Typical of Dementia

A new artificial intelligence algorithm analyses MRI data to accurately predict the age of a brain.

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·December 22, 2021·4 min read

Neural Network Reveals New Insights Into How the Brain Functions

A new computational method sheds light on the intricacies of brain structure and function.

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·December 20, 2021·5 min read

Consciousness in Humans, Animals and Artificial Intelligence

A new theory suggests consciousness is a state tied to complex cognitive operations, and not a passive basic state that automatically prevails when we are awake.

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·November 30, 2021·3 min read

Using AI to Successfully Detect Signs of Anxiety

A new AI algorithm can detect behavioral symptoms associated with anxiety with over 90% accuracy.

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·November 30, 2021·7 min read

Xenobots: Team Builds First Living Robots That Can Reproduce

Researchers report Xenobots, a computer-designed, hand-assembled organism can find and gather single cells, and assemble "baby" Xenobots. After a few days, the immature Xanobots can also find cells and replicate themselves.

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·November 29, 2021·5 min read

AI Studies the Emotions Aroused by Music, and Our Way of Perceiving Them

A new AI algorithm recognizes the complex range of emotions invoked when people listen to pieces of music.

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·November 24, 2021·6 min read

We Might Not Know Half of What’s in Our Cells, New AI Technique Reveals

New artificial intelligence technology reveals previously unknown cell components. The findings may shed new light on human development and diseases.

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·November 11, 2021·4 min read

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Eye Movements

A newly developed AI algorithm can directly predict eye position and movement during an MRI scan. The technology could provide new diagnostics for neurological disorders that manifest in changes in eye-movement patterns.

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·October 25, 2021·6 min read

Artificial Intelligence Sheds Light on How the Brain Processes Language

Artificial intelligence sheds new light on how the brain processes language. Researchers report the human brain may use next word prediction to drive language processing.