Health
Using internet in retirement boosts cognitive function
Using the internet during your retirement years can boost your cognitive function, a new study has found.
Sep 20, 2021
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Neuroscience
Neural mechanism of autonomous learning uncovered
Thanks to so-called 'deep learning," a subset of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms inspired by the brain, machines can match human performance in perception and language recognition and even outperform humans in certain ...
May 3, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Reduced flexible behavior in autistic individuals is driven by less optimal learning
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show reduced flexible behavior on a probabilistic reversal learning task, underpinned by less optimal learning within each developmental stage, according to a study published ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Radiology & Imaging
Team develops AI algorithm to analyze chest X-rays for COVID-19
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota recently developed and validated an artificial intelligence algorithm that can evaluate chest X-rays to diagnose possible cases of COVID-19. Working together with M Health ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Philosophy lab test' finds objective vision impossible
Johns Hopkins University researchers who study the mind and brain used methods from cognitive science to test a long-standing philosophical question: Can people see the world objectively?
Jun 8, 2020
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Neuroscience
Computer model can process disparate sources of clinical data to predict brain age
Scientists have trained a computer to analyse different types of brain scan and predict the age of the human brain, according to a new study in the open-access journal eLife.
May 19, 2020
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Neuroscience
State of mind: The end of personality as we know it
We all have our varying mental emphases, inclinations, and biases. These individual dispositions are dynamic in that they can change over time and context. In a study published today in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, ...
Feb 13, 2020
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Neuroscience
How minds make meaning
Meaning is central to language. But how do we combine the building blocks of thought and language to compose meaning? A special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, edited by Andrea E. Martin from ...
Dec 16, 2019
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Immunology
How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation
Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade inflammation. A new paper proposes that this connection between dopamine, effort and the inflammatory ...
Jun 4, 2019
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Pediatrics
3 parenting essentials to safeguard kids' well-being
(HealthDay)—As a parent, you want to do everything right to nurture your child. Besides serving healthy food and encouraging daily exercise, three other lifestyle habits can have a huge impact on your child's mental and ...
Apr 24, 2019
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