MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM PROCESSES SOUNDS LIKE HUMANS DO
Researchers have developed a deep neural network that can replicate the way in which humans process and categorize sounds.… READ MORE…
CONCUSSION MAY INCREASE PARKINSON’S RISK
A new study reveals veterans who suffered a concussion are at a 56% increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.… READ MORE…
ROBOT AUTONOMOUSLY ASSEMBLES IKEA CHAIR
A new robotics system has succeeded where so many humans fail; in autonomously assembling an IKEA chair without interruption.… READ MORE…
DID HANS ASPERGER ACTIVELY ASSIST THE NAZI EUTHANASIA PROGRAM?
Researchers have investigated Hans Asperger’s Nazi era publications and have revealed he actively cooperated with the Nazi’s euthanasia program. The Kinder-Euthanasie (child euthanasia) program resulted in the murder of thousands of physically and mentally disabled children under Nazi rule.… READ MORE…
STRONGER PEOPLE HAVE HEALTHIER BRAINS
A new study reports a strong hand grip is correlated with better visual memory and reaction times in people with psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia.… READ MORE…
LEPTIN’S NEURAL CIRCUIT IDENTIFIED
A new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.… READ MORE…
KEEPING THE EXCITEMENT UNDER CONTROL
Researchers have developed a new method to identify and monitor the activity of ‘quiet’ neurons.… READ MORE…
BRAIN SCANS MAY HELP DIAGNOSE NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
According to researchers, a new neuroimaging system, called fcMRI, can detect subtle differences in how individual brains are wired. The new system may help to distinguish between those at risk of developing neurological and psychiatric disorders, as well as track the progression of diseases.… READ MORE…
PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS TO EMOTIONS ARE NOT UNIFORM
A new study upends hundreds of years of belief that physiological responses to emotion are uniform. Researchers report there is not a single physiological fingerprint for each emotion, but a population of potential responses.… READ MORE…
THE BRAIN PROCESSES SIGHT AND SOUND IN THE SAME MANNER
A new study reveals both auditory and visual learning follow similar principles. The findings, researchers report, could help in the development of new approaches to restore sensory deficits.… READ MORE…
ALS TREATMENT DELAYS DISEASE AND EXTENDS LIFE: MOUSE STUDY
Researchers report transplanting altered neural stem cells into the brains of mice genetically engineered to exhibit symptoms of ALS, delayed the progression of the disease and extended lifespan.… READ MORE…
LINK BETWEEN GENE VARIATION AND LANGUAGE DISCOVERED
A new study reveals people whose native language contains many consonants carry a specific genetic variation that helps them to distinguish a wide range of sounds.… READ MORE…
