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How DIY neuroscience kits put research in the hands of the curious

The neuro-revolution is coming: Greg Gage’s neuroscience kits put research in the hands of the curious


Face-selective brain region continues to grow in adulthood

A surprising new study by researchers at Stanford University now shows that the size of this face-selective brain continues to increase well into the second decade of life. The findings, published in the latest issue of the journal Science


Mapping the Brain to Build Better Machines

Visual identification is one of many arenas where humans beat computers. We’re also better at finding relevant information in a flood of data; at solving unstructured problems; and at learning without supervision,…Read More


A scientific case for compassion?

"A study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that people would sacrifice their own well-being and financial gain to help those in greater need. Researchers used brain scans and electric shocks to conclude that…Read More


Deep Mind's solution for continual learning issues in neural networks

From Deep Mind’s blog:
“Deep neural networks are currently the most successful machine learning technique for solving a variety of tasks including language translation, image classification…Read More


Hacking the human brain?

"The company is focusing first on medical applications, to gain a deeper understanding of the diverse and complex ways the brain can fail. Eventually, Johnson would like to move toward augmenting the organ to make…Read More