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A New Brain-Inspired Learning Method for AI Saves Memory and Energy
Posted in Science, Software on 9th Aug, 2020
by Alex Muller
There’s still a long way to go before the technique can match the power of today’s leading AI. But if it helps us start to approach the efficiencies we see in biological brains, it might not be long before AI is everywhere.
11 Future Treatments For Alzheimer's Disease: Where Are They Headed?
Posted in Medicine on 7th Jul, 2020
by Alex Muller
Drugs already approved to treat other diseases are being evaluated for selective use in Alzheimer's.
Neuroscience Has Discovered That These Two Brain Networks Are Key To Consciousness
Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
Scientists are working hard to uncover the mystery of why we are conscious, with teams all over the world carrying out studies on the brain aimed at cracking the consciousness code.
Alzheimer's blood test may replace invasive spinal taps for diagnosis
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Mar, 2020
by Alex Muller
Many of the experimental blood tests under development focus on measuring amyloid levels, with one paper published last year describing a way of revealing misfolding amyloid proteins as a way of detecting Alzheimer's cases around eight years before clinical symptoms appeared.
Brain scan study discovers a new type of schizophrenia
Posted in Medicine on 1st Mar, 2020
by Alex Muller
The results reveal significant differences in gray matter volumes, distinguishing two distinct types of schizophrenia and busting the previously held notion that all schizophrenia patients brains are the same.