Featured·December 15, 2017·6 min readComputer System Predicts Objects’ Response to Physical ForcesA new AI system may shed light on how and when humans begins to use different information processing resources.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·December 14, 2017·4 min readNew Robots Can See Into Their FutureResearchers have developed a new robotic learning system, called visual foresight, that allows robots to predict a series of movements they must perform in order to manipulate objects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2017·5 min readThe Enigmatic Brain: Using WWII Code Breaking Techniques to Interpret Brain DataUniversity of Pennsylvania researchers use cryptographic techniques to decode the activity of motor neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2017·4 min readAmputees Can Learn to Control a Robotic Arm with Their MindsResearchers report amputees are able to control a robotic arm with help of brain implants and BMI technology. The study details how brain areas that control both the intact arm and amputated limb can create new connections and learn to control the robotic arm, even years following the loss of a limb.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2017·4 min readNanobots Pass First Stage in “Fantastic Voyage” From Fiction to FactAn international team of researchers have created remote controlled nanobots from a biodegradable material that they believe could assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and delivering drugs to target sites.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 25, 2017·6 min readNew RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims and Explodes Out of the WaterThe latest generation of the RoboBee hybrid robot could help monitor the environment and provide essential search and rescue assistance, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 25, 2017·4 min readSacrificing One Life to Save Others: Psychopaths’ Force for ‘Greater Good’The force by which a person embarks upon a utilitarian act may be predicted by psychopathic traits, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2017·3 min readSensitivity to Time Improves Performance at Remotely Controlling DevicesTime sensitivity improves performance when it comes controlling robotics and remote controlled vehicles, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 14, 2017·2 min readConnecting a Human Brain to the Internet in Real TimeA new project dubbed Brainternet can turn the brain into an Internet of Things node online.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2017·3 min readArtificial Skin Gives Robotic Hand a Sense of TouchNewly designed electronic skin allows a robotic hand to sense differences in temperature between hot and cold. Additionally, the skin can interpret computer signals to help the hand reproduce sign language, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·3 min readSelf-Reconfiguring Modular Robots Can Merge, Split and Heal While Retaining Full Sensorimotor ControlResearchers have developed modular robots that can become independent robotic entities by merging and splitting. This ability allows the robots to autonomously alter their shape to suit the task at hand. The system is also able to retain sensorimotor control during alteration and self heal by removing or repairing specific parts.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 5, 2017·4 min readHow Music Alters Our Perception of TouchThe sexier we perceive the piece of music we are listening to, the more sensual we believe the touch of another, or a robot, to be, a new study reports. Researchers note we perceive touch differently depending on the music we are listening to.Read More
