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Harvard is trying to build an AI like the human brain
Posted in Science on 26th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The bold ambition is the new systems could be used to complete just about any task normally reserved for human brains.
Brain Scans May Identify Children Vulnerable to Depression Before Symptoms Appear
Posted in Medicine on 25th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
A new brain imaging study from MIT may lead to a screen that could identify children at high risk of developing depression later in life.
Brain levels of B12 are prematurely low in those with autism or schizophrenia
Posted in Medicine on 24th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
A study has found that B12 levels in the brain are decreased in the elderly and are much lower in those with autism or schizophrenia.
Researchers use modified rabies viruses to map the brain
Posted in Science on 23rd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Few diseases match rabies' method of self-replication and domination of the brain. The virus multiplies, spreading from cell to cell until the brain cannot support normal function.
Implant to 'Plug' Brain into Supercomputers
Posted in Science on 22nd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Potential applications of the technology are vast, but in the short term DARPA is hoping to create devices for those with sight or hearing impairments.