FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 17, 2019·5 min readWearable Sensor Could Detect Hidden Anxiety and Depression in Young ChildrenResearchers combine a newly developed wearable motion sensor with deep learning technology to distinguish between children with anxiety or depression, and those without.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2019·3 min readUsing AI and Data Streams to Predict Local Flu ActivityARGONet, a new approach that combines multiple data streams with artificial intelligence, produces the most accurate estimates of flu activity, up to a week ahead of traditional healthcare based reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2019·4 min readHarnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the BrainA new study combined neuroimaging with machine learning to reveal cellular properties in different brain regions. The approach and findings, researchers report, could potentially be used to asses the treatment of neurological disorders and develop new therapies.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 8, 2019·3 min readNeural Fingerprints ID Those Likely to Abstain from CocaineUsing deep learning technology in combination with neuroimaging data, researchers were able to accurately predict who would abstain from cocaine during treatment for addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 7, 2019·4 min read‘Deep Squeak’ Helps Researchers Decode Rodent ChatterUsing a deep learning algorithm dubbed 'DeepSqueak', researchers have been able to pick up and decode rodent vocalizations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·January 7, 2019·6 min readCan AI Tell a Polar Bear From a Can Opener?A new study from UCLA researchers demonstrates the limitations of some current deep learning algorithms.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 4, 2019·5 min readArtificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s in Brain Scans Six Years Before DiagnosisA new machine learning algorithm was able to predict, with 98% accuracy, which patients would develop Alzheimer's disease, six years prior to diagnosis by analyzing PET brain scans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 2, 2019·5 min readHow Does the Brain Learn by Talking to Itself?A new study reveals the role synaptic feedback systems play in shaping learning processes. The findings could help develop more efficient artificial intelligence techniques.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 14, 2018·7 min readResearchers Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases in Developing BrainResearchers found differences in cells types between 16 regions of the brain during development may be key in determining whether genetic risks translate into disorders like ASD, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 11, 2018·4 min readGenetic Changes Associated with Physical ActivityResearchers have identified 14 genetic regions linked to activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 10, 2018·6 min readEditing Consciousness: How Bereaved People Control Their Thoughts Without Knowing ItUsing machine learning to analyze fMRI brain scans of grieving people, researchers shed light on how unconscious suppression occurs.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 7, 2018·4 min readComputers Can Spot the Difference Between Healthy Brains and Those with Dissociative Identity DisorderMachine learning algorithms were able to distinguish, with 73% accuracy, neurobiological differences between those with dissociative identity disorder and those without the condition.Read More
