Neuroscience
To understand the brain you need electronic engineers too
Electronic engineers are emerging as important contributors to understanding of the workings of the human brain.
Jul 8, 2014
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Neuroscience
Using computers to model our computer, the brain
The human brain is the most complex computer in existence. Understanding how it works has been a scientific endeavor for centuries. However, technology has only recently advanced to the point where we can really understand ...
Jul 3, 2014
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Neuroscience
A vision exam for mice
How can one use simple means to investigate the visual abilities of animals? This question is being pursued by the research group of Dr. Thomas Münch at the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience at the University of Tübingen. ...
Aug 21, 2013
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Neuroscience
Computer algorithms reveal how the brain processes and perceives sound in noisy environments
Every day the human brain encounters a cacophony of sounds, often all simultaneously competing for its attention.
Jul 19, 2013
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Neuroscience
Star-shaped glial cells act as the brain's 'motherboard'
The transistors and wires that power our electronic devices need to be mounted on a base material known as a "motherboard." Our human brain is not so different—neurons, the cells that transmit electrical and chemical signals, ...
Mar 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
New study to test unusual hypothesis on beta brainwaves
Beta oscillations are tightly linked to Parkinson's disease and the ability to process sensory information, such as touch. Two neuroscientists have brought their collaboration to Brown University and won funding from the ...
Nov 28, 2011
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Neuroscience
Your brain on androids
Ever get the heebie-jeebies at a wax museum? Feel uneasy with an anthropomorphic robot? What about playing a video game or watching an animated movie, where the human characters are pretty realistic but just not quite right ...
Jul 14, 2011
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Neuroscience
A new neuro-inspired system for pattern detection
A scientific team comprising researchers from the Center for Biomedical Technology (CTB) at UPM, University of La Laguna (ULL) and Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex System (IFISC, CSIC-UIB) has developed ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Computer game could improve sight of visually impaired children
(Medical Xpress)—Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers.
Apr 25, 2013
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Medical research
Study to assess impact of sleep on cognitive and emotional well-being
Over the past decade, scientists have learned that sleep is one of the best memory aids available, but Mark Gluck wants to take that research further. The Rutgers professor, an expert in cognitive and computational neuroscience, ...
Sep 25, 2012
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