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Scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon nanotube circuits
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2009 |
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In work that someday may lead to the development of novel types of nanoscale electronic devices, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology has combined DNA's talent ...
Inventor Demonstrates Humanoid Robot's Latest AI Abilities (w/ Video)
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In August 2007, Le Trung invented Aiko, a Yumecom, or "Dream Computer Robot." Although it took only a month and a half to build Aiko's exterior, the artificial intelligence software has been ...
Who am I? Adolescents' replies depend on others (w/ Video)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Ask middle-school students if they are popular or make friends easily, they likely will depend on social comparisons with their peers for an answer. Such reliance on the perceived opinions of others, or reflected ...
Scientists reveal how neuronal activity is timed in brain's memory-making circuits
May 29, 2009 |
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Theta oscillations are a type of prominent brain rhythm that orchestrates neuronal activity in the hippocampus, a brain area critical for the formation of new memories. For several decades these oscillations were believed ...
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Neuroscientists isolate gene essential to early brain development
Nov 27, 2008 |
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University of Queensland neuroscientists have discovered the crucial role a specific gene plays in forming the neural tube, the earliest identifiable structure in the developing brain and an essential precursor to the entire ...
Robots show that brain activity is linked to time as well as space
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Nov 07, 2008 |
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Humanoid robots have been used to show that that functional hierarchy in the brain is linked to time as well as space. Researchers from RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan, have created a new type of neural network model ...
Looking for the origins of music in the brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Music serves as a natural and non-invasive intervention for patients with severe neurological disorders to promote long-term memory, social interaction and communication. However, there is currently no plausible explanation ...
Diverse 'connectomes' hint at genes' limits in the nervous system
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Genetics may play a surprisingly small role in determining the precise wiring of the mammalian nervous system, according to painstaking mapping of every neuron projecting to a small muscle mice use to move ...
Strictly ballroom analysis: Computers get to know their rumba from their cha-cha-cha
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 26, 2009 |
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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 identify key mechanism that regulates the development of stem cells into neurons
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Nov 10, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a novel mechanism in the regulation and differentiation of neural stem cells.
Light used to map effect of neurons on one another
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Harvard University have used light and genetic trickery to trace out neurons' ability to excite or inhibit one another, literally shedding new light on the question of how neurons ...
New molecular insight into vertebrate brain development
Nov 17, 2008 |
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In the December 1st issue of G&D, Dr. Fred H. Gage (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies) and colleagues reveal a role for the Hippo signaling pathway in the regulation of vertebrate neural development, identifying new fa ...
Neural stem cell differentiation factor discovered
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes have supportive functions ...
New Discovery Could Rejuvenate the Brain
Dec 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of British Columbia have discovered why the brain loses its capacity to re-grow connections and repair itself, knowledge that could lead to therapeutics that “rejuvenate” the ...
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