Customized “brains” for robots
Researchers have developed an automated way to design customized hardware, or “brains,” that speeds up a robot’s operation.
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Biomedical research: deep learning outperforms machine learning
Deep-learning methods have the potential to offer substantially better results, generating superior representations for characterizing the human brain.
4D-simulator breakthrough in brain surgery
A new training technology will improve patient safety during future procedures: a new 4D simulator enables the planning, testing and optimization of the procedure.
A smart port for the brain
Researchers are creating a smart port to the brain that will use artificial intelligence to selectively stimulate tissue regrowth and seizure intervention.
What happens when your brain can't tell which way is up or down?
Using virtual reality, researchers found that people differ in how much they are influenced by their visual environment.
Peeking inside 'mini-brains' could boost understanding of brain
Revealing details of the internal structure of 'mini-brains' could help accelerate drug studies and may offer alternatives to some animal testing.
Bionic touch does not remap the brain
Neuroscientists have demonstrated that the brain does not remap itself even with long-term bionic limb use, posing challenges for the development of realistic prosthetic limbs.
Teaching artificial intelligence to adapt
Researchers have used a computational model of brain activity to simulate this process more accurately than ever before.
Brain injury: Exoskeleton training improves walking
Researchers have shown that gait training using robotic exoskeletons improved motor function in adolescents and young adults with acquired brain injury.
VR applied to rehabilitation for stroke patients
VR-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases.
Blind spots at the intersection of AI and neuroscience
Is it possible to read a person's mind by analyzing the electric signals from the brain? The answer may be much more complex than most people think.
Brain-controlled computers are becoming a reality, but major hurdles remain
More researchers and companies are moving into the brain-computer interfaces, yet major challenges remain, from user training to the reality of invasive brain implant procedures.
How humans use objects to solve problems
What's SSUP? The Sample, Simulate, Update cognitive model developed by MIT researchers learns to use tools like humans do.
A wireless chip shines light on the brain
Researchers have developed a chip that is powered wirelessly and can be surgically implanted to read neural signals and stimulate the brain with both light and electrical current.
First-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm
Using 3D printing, researchers replicated an aneurysm in vitro and performed an endovascular repair procedure on the printed aneurysm.
Brain-computer allows paralysed patients to text
Two ALS patients, implanted with a brain-computer interface via the jugular vein and without the need for open brain surgery, successfully controlled their personal computer through direct thought.
A microrobot for brain disease research
Researchers have developed a neural cell delivery microrobot that connects neural networks by accurately delivering neurons to the intended locations under the in vitro environment.
3D printed bioceramic implant induces cranial regrowth
A bioceramic implant has proved to stimulate regeneration of natural skull bone so that even large cranial defects can be repaired in a way that has not been possible before.
What is your attitude towards a humanoid robot?
The way humans interpret behavior of AI-endowed artificial agents, such as humanoid robots, depends on specific individual attitudes that can be detected from neural activity.
Using deep learning to diagnose autism
Researchers have applied these artificial intelligence techniques to autism diagnosis.
Wearable technologies to make rehab more precise
New study explores using wearable technologies to develop precision rehab interventions in brain injury survivors.
Memory abilities to make neural networks less 'forgetful'
AI experts report that they have successfully addressed a major obstacle to increasing AI capabilities.
VR training improves physical and cognitive functions
Researchers have developed an innovative training protocol that, utilizing immersive virtual reality (IVR), leads to real physical and cognitive benefits.
Federated learning allows hospitals to share data privately
Researchers have shown that federated learning is successful in the context of brain imaging, by being able to analyze MRI scans of brain tumor patients and distinguish healthy brain tissue from cancerous regions.
BCI training reduces phantom limb pain
Scientists used brain-computer-interface to train the brains of patients to reduce phantom-hand pain.
Game helps neuroscientists understand second language learners
Researchers found that a game could help scientists understand how second language learners learn a new language, and could even help them learn it faster.
Neural networks: artificial brains need sleep too
States that resemble sleep-like cycles in simulated neural networks quell the instability that comes with uninterrupted self-learning in artificial analogs of brains.
VR study: our visual world of color is incorrect
A study finds that people are aware of surprisingly limited color in their peripheral vision; much of our sense of a colorful visual world is likely constructed by our brain.
Machine learning enhances brain tumour diagnosis
A new AI approach classifies a common type of brain tumour into low or high grades with almost 98% accuracy, researchers report.
Prosthetics: Artificial pieces of brain communicate with real neurons
Researchers have developed a system for integrating artificial chip-based 'neurons' with real neurons using QR-code-like patterns of light to facilitate communication.
AI used to identify different types of brain injuries
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can detect and identify different types of brain injuries.
Printed tattoo electrodes measure brain signal
A researcher has developed ultra-light tattoo electrodes that are hardly noticeable on the skin and make long-term measurements of brain activity cheaper and easier.
AI may help brain cancer patients avoid biopsy
Brain cancer patients in the coming years may not need to go under the knife to help doctors determine the best treatment for their tumors.
Implants: Next-generation brain interfaces
Next-generation brain implants with more than a thousand electrodes can survive for more than six years.
3D printed rubbery brain implants
Engineers are working on developing soft, flexible neural implants that can gently conform to the brain’s contours and monitor activity over longer periods.