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·March 20, 2019·7 min read

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

A new deep learning system is able to predict, with great accuracy, how different brain areas respond to specific words. The model also found concepts localized to the auditory cortex are less dependent on context.

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·March 15, 2019·3 min read

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A deep learning model uses white matter connectomes generated from MRI images taken at birth to accurately predict an infant's cognitive development at age two.

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·March 11, 2019·4 min read

Forgetting uses more brain power than remembering

Intentional forgetting may require more attention to the unwanted information, rather than less.

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·March 11, 2019·5 min read

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

AI-controlled robotic limb driven by animal-like tendons can be tripped and recover before the next foot step, though not programmed to do so.

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·February 28, 2019·5 min read

Open Source Software Tracks Neural Activity in Real Time

CaImAn, a new open source software, allows for real time tracking of the location and activity of neurons, researchers report.

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·February 26, 2019·3 min read

Our Faces Don’t Always Reveal Our True Emotions

Study reveals context is essential for reading people's emotions.

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·February 25, 2019·3 min read

Brain Scans Shed Light on How We Solve Clues

Coupling machine learning with brain scans, researchers reveal how people understand objects in our world.

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·February 20, 2019·3 min read

New AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom Clusters

A newly developed AI is able to identify and predict the development of a combination of symptoms associated with chemotherapy.

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·February 5, 2019·4 min read

Learning Transistor Mimics the Brain

Researchers have developed an evolvable electrochemical transistor which has the ability to learn. The transistor is equipped with the ability for both long and short term memory. The new technology is a major step towards machine learning that utilizes organic electronics, the researchers report.

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·January 29, 2019·6 min read

Using AI to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

Machine learning technology is helping researchers to detect the early signs of Alzheimer's, by identifying potential blood based biomarkers of the disease. Researchers say the technology has found hidden factors associated with Alzheimer's through medical data, and could help improve disease prediction.

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·January 28, 2019·4 min read

Stress and Dream Sleep Linked to Pathways of Neuron Death and Survival

According to a new study, the consequence of daily stress is linked to an increase in REM sleep. Researchers report the increase is associated with genes involved in apoptosis and cell survival. The findings shed light on how stress leads to mood disorders, and how changes in sleep contribute to this.

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·January 17, 2019·5 min read

Wearable Sensor Could Detect Hidden Anxiety and Depression in Young Children

Researchers combine a newly developed wearable motion sensor with deep learning technology to distinguish between children with anxiety or depression, and those without.