News tagged with pattern recognition


New study shows what happens in the brain to make music rewarding

A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The study, conducted at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study finds long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid use may impact visuospatial memory

The long-term use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) may severely impact the user's ability to accurately recall the shapes and spatial relationships of objects, according to a recent study conducted by McLean Hospital ...

Neuroscience created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

iPad app revolutionising therapy for autistic children

Australian researchers have harnessed tablet technology to develop an iPad app that is set to revolutionise the way parents around the world provide in-home therapy for their autistic children.

Autism spectrum disorders created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infection warning system in cells contains targets for antiviral and vaccine strategies

Two new targets have been discovered for antiviral therapies and vaccines strategies that could enhance the body's defenses against such infectious diseases as West Nile and hepatitis C. The targets are within the infection ...

Immunology created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hi-tech prostheses: Personalized movement pattern recognition helps with control

Surgeons can now, thanks to bionic reconstructions, change the anatomy of patients so that high-tech prostheses can now replace the lost function of limbs very effectively. The control of these prostheses, ...

Surgery created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers utilize neuroimaging to show how brain uses objects to recognize scenes

Research conducted by Boston College neuroscientist Sean MacEvoy and colleague Russell Epstein of the University of Pennsylvania finds evidence of a new way of considering how the brain processes and recognizes ...

Neuroscience created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Categories rule: High-order brain centers pave the way for visual recognition

(Medical Xpress) -- The real world is, in a word, cluttered – but thanks to evolution, we (and other mammals) have no trouble detecting objects in visually complex natural environments. Determining precisely ...

Neuroscience created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast feature