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The Link Between Birdsong And Human Language

Nov 10, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 0

Scientists studying how Bengalese finches use sets of syllables to communicate are a step closer to understanding how humans develop and use vocabulary. After studying the neural networks in finch brains, ...

Spacesuits with artificial intelligence may look for life on Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (7) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronauts may in future be wearing spacesuits equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and digital eyes, turning them into what the researchers call cyborg astrobiologists.

Researchers find a key mechanism in the development of nerve cells

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Sep 29, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Chaos brews in the brains of newborns: the nerve cells are still bound only loosely to each other. Under the leadership of Academy Research Fellow Sari Lauri, a team of researchers at the University of Helsinki has been studying ...

Artificial intelligence helps diagnose cardiac infections

Medicine & Health / Research

Sep 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Mayo Clinic researchers say that "teachable software" designed to mimic the human brain may help them diagnose cardiac infections without an invasive exam. Those findings are being presented today at the Interscience Conference ...

Ego City: Cities organized like human brains

Medicine & Health / Research

Sep 03, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (11) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cities are organized like brains, and the evolution of cities mirrors the evolution of human and animal brains, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Familiar and newly learned words are processed by the same neural networks in the brain

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Aug 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Our vocabulary continues to grow and expand even in adulthood. Just ten years ago, the word 'blog' did not yet exist - and now we no longer remember when we heard this word for the first time or when we learned its meaning. ...

Strictly ballroom analysis: Computers get to know their rumba from their cha-cha-cha

Technology / Computer Sciences

Aug 26, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Computer scientists in Taiwan have devised a neural network program that can successfully classify a computerized music file based on its beat and tempo. The system could be a boon for music archivists with large numbers ...

Researchers shed light on the brain mechanism responsible for processing of speech

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Aug 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded for the first time in devising a model that describes and identifies a basic cellular mechanism that enables networks of neurons to efficiently decode speech ...

Researchers said they had pinpointed the biochemical pathway by which cannabis causes memory loss in mice

Pot shot: Scientists find cannabis trigger for forgetfulness

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Aug 02, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 5

Researchers on Sunday said they had pinpointed the biochemical pathway by which cannabis causes memory loss in mice.

Blur's noise and distortion reversed

Technology / Engineering

Jul 08, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 2

Errant pixels and blurry regions in a photo, whether digital or scanned, are the bane of photographers everywhere. Moreover, in vision processing research degraded photos are common and require restoration to a high-quality ...

Mollusks taste memories to build shells (w/Video)

Physics / General Physics

Apr 02, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 1

University of California, Berkeley, graduate student Alistair Boettiger has amassed a beautiful collection of seashells, but not by combing the beach. He created them in his computer.