brain

Study reveals the possibility of curbing synapse loss in Alzheimer's

Posted in Science on 4th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

Currently, there are 5 FDA-approved drugs for Alzheimer's, but they only boost cognition temporarily and do not address the causes of cognitive impairment.
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Largest network of cortical neurons mapped from 100 terabytes of data

Posted in Science on 3rd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

"Functional connectomics" research bridges the gap between function and wiring in the brain, a major step in an IARPA project to create a roadmap to reverse-engineer the brain.
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Lawrence Livermore National Lab and IBM build brain-inspired computer

Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The project is focusing on cognitive AI tasks such as pattern recognition and sensory processing.
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Video Gaming Is Entirely Beneficial for Cognitive Functioning, Says New Study

Posted in Games on 25th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

A team of psychologists reports that playing video games is associated with lots of positive cognitive and mental health outcomes.
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Neurons involved in working memory fire in bursts, not continuously

Posted in Science on 24th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

By having these different bursts coming at different moments in time, you can keep different items in memory separate from one another.
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