News tagged with visual search
'BINGO!' game helps researchers study perception deficits
Bingo, a popular activity in nursing homes, senior centers and assisted-living facilities, has benefits that extend well beyond socializing. Researchers found high-contrast, large bingo cards boost thinking and playing skills ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Researcher sees new angles in visual search
Engineering professor Shih-Fu Chang is trying to make visual search technology as effortless as typing a keyword like “Morningside restaurants” into Google.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Your attention please: 'Rewarding' objects can't be ignored
The world is a dazzling array of people, objects, sounds, smells and events: far too much for us to fully experience at any moment. So our attention may automatically be snagged by something startling, such ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 07, 2011 |
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The brain performs visual search near optimally
In the wild, mammals survive because they can see and evade predators lurking in the shadowy bushes.
May 08, 2011 |
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Children with autism lack visual skills required for independence
The ability to find shoes in the bedroom, apples in a supermarket, or a favourite animal at the zoo is impaired among children with autism, according to new research from the University of Bristol. Contrary ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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'Less is more,' when it comes to sugary, high-caffeine energy drinks, researchers say
Moderate consumption of so-called energy drinks can improve people's response time on a lab test measuring behavioral control, but those benefits disappear as people drink more of the beverage, according to a study published ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Google announces 'Instant Previews' search feature
(AP) -- People searching on Google will soon be able to see previews of websites before clicking on them.
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Google buys shopping comparison site Like.com
Search giant Google has bought the shopping comparison website Like.com, the two companies said on Monday.
Aug 23, 2010 |
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What the doctor prescribes: Customized medical-image databases
Digital archives of biomedical images could someday put critical information at doctors' fingertips within seconds, illustrating how computers can improve the way medicine is practiced. The current reality, however, isn't ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Common Alzheimer's medication helps skills necessary for safe driving
A promising study from Rhode Island Hospital demonstrated that cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI), a type of medication often prescribed for Alzheimer's disease (AD), improved some cognitive skills in patients with mild AD ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Contraband could hide in plain sight, research shows
As airport security employees scan luggage for a large variety of banned items, they may miss a deadly box cutter if they find a water bottle first.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Google buys visual search start-up Plink
US giant Google has moved to strengthen its visual search engine tool Google Goggles with the purchase of start-up Plink for an undisclosed amount, Plink's founders announced on Monday.
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Google image search gets a 'swirl'
Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Microsoft swaps pictures for text in some searches
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is testing a way to display some search results as galleries of moveable images instead of text links, part of its ongoing attempt to differentiate its Bing search engine from Google.
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Study reveals we seek new targets during visual search, not during other visual behaviors
When we look at a scene in front of us, we need to focus on the important items and be able to ignore distracting elements. Studies have suggested that inhibition of return (in which our attention is less likely to return ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 14, 2009 |
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