Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI auto-scans lung X-rays for coronavirus
Coronavirus can be identified automatically from sick patients' lung X-rays using artificial intelligence (AI) developed at Brunel University London.
Apr 28, 2020
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Neuroscience
Project aims to transfer visual perceptions from the sighted to the blind
A Rice University-led team of neuroengineers is embarking on an ambitious four-year project to develop headset technology that can directly link the human brain and machines without the need for surgery. As a proof of concept, ...
May 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
Computer program reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at
Why do our eyes tend to be drawn to certain shapes, colors and silhouettes more than others? For more than half a century, researchers have known that neurons in the brain's visual system respond more to some images than ...
May 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
Arbitrary categories improve visual learning transfer, study finds
Many brain training games claim to improve mental performance, but a growing body of cognitive research shows that while participants get better on a game's specific tasks, the benefits do not transfer to real-life skills ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify neurons in the human visual cortex that respond to faces
A world where everyone has the same face would be very different than the one we know, in which faces are different, conveying essential information. For example, most people can instantly recognize a celebrity's face or ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Imagining an object can change how we hear sounds later
Seeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the "ventriloquist illusion" and its aftereffect, but research suggests that simply imagining the object produces the same illusory ...
Apr 12, 2018
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Neuroscience
Why the world looks stable while we move
Head movements change the environmental image received by the eyes. People still perceive the world as stable, because the brain corrects for any changes in visual information caused by head movements. For the first time, ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Neuroscience
Blind in the mind—why some people can't see pictures in their imagination
Imagine an apple floating in front of you. Now see if you can rotate it around in your mind. Look at it from the top, bottom – does it have any blemishes? How clearly can you see it?
Nov 30, 2017
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Health
Does colour really affect our mind and body? A professor of colour science explains
Red makes the heart beat faster. You will frequently find this and other claims made for the effects of different colours on the human mind and body. But is there any scientific evidence and data to support such claims? The ...
Sep 26, 2017
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Neuroscience
Visual images often intrude on verbal thinking, study says, suggesting that pondering with images may be hardwired
Harvard scientists are beginning to provide answers to one of the thorniest questions in psychology: How do we think?
May 12, 2017
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