Neuroscience, neural computation, and artificial intelligence constitute an integrative research area that investigates the principles of information processing in nervous systems and applies them to computational models and algorithms. It encompasses the study of neural coding, synaptic plasticity, network dynamics, and cognitive architectures, with the dual goals of explaining brain function and developing biologically inspired machine learning methods. Neural computation formalizes neuronal and circuit-level processes using mathematical models and simulations, while artificial intelligence leverages these insights to design architectures such as neural networks and reinforcement learning systems, enabling tasks like perception, decision-making, and control in both biological and artificial agents.
Researchers at the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University discovered that hippocampal place cells in black-capped chickadees fire when the bird merely gazes at a distant location, revealing a unified ...
A new wave of innovation is transforming the future of optical technologies, driven by rapid advancements in semiconductor nanolasers. These advances are essential for future applications such as on-chip optical communication ...
Nanophysics
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Three-dimensional immunohistochemistry (3D-IHC) has transformed our ability to visualize the spatial arrangement of cells and molecules in intact tissues. However, traditional methods are often time-consuming and suffer from ...
Bio & Medicine
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Imagine a computer that does not rely only on electronics but uses light to perform tasks faster and more efficiently. A collaboration between two research teams from Tampere University in Finland and Université Marie et ...
Optics & Photonics
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What if the magnon Hall effect, which processes information using magnons (spin waves) capable of current-free information transfer with magnets, could overcome its current limitation of being possible only on a 2D plane? ...
Condensed Matter
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Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed a new type of spintronic device that mimics how synapses work in the brain—offering a path to more energy-efficient and accurate artificial intelligence systems.
Condensed Matter
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Researchers at Linköping University have developed a new type of pipette that can deliver ions to individual neurons without affecting the sensitive extracellular milieu. Controlling the concentration of different ions can ...
Nanomaterials
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Oregon State University researchers have discovered a way to get anti-inflammatory medicine across the blood-brain barrier, opening the door to potential new therapies for a range of conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, ...
Bio & Medicine
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Researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Southwest Forestry University have developed an advanced neural network-based method to improve the compression of spectral data from the New ...
Astronomy
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International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) researchers have developed a neuromorphic photonic semiconductor neuron capable of processing optical information through self-sustained oscillations. Exploring the use ...
