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Making Sense of CDC's Report on Increased Incidence of Autism
Neuroscience News - 28 Apr 2018 01:05
A new report from the CDC discloses 1 in 59 children in 11 states are identified as being on the autism spectrum, up from 1 in 68 in 2016. The increased numbers, researchers say, are due to improved screening and diagnos...
Prosthetic Arms Can Provide Controlled Sensory Feedback
Neuroscience News - 28 Apr 2018 21:14
Researchers have developed a new prosthetic arm that stimulates the nerves in the amputated limb, allowing the patient to feel the sense of touch.
Can Microbes Manipulate Our Minds?
Neuroscience News - 28 Apr 2018 20:58
Researchers report we may have evolved to depend on our gut bacteria to aid normal brain function, and changes in our microbiome could have effects on our behavior.
Researchers Teach Neural Network to Identify a Writer's Gender
Neuroscience News - 28 Apr 2018 17:48
A new deep learning algorithm is able to identify the gender of a writer based on written text with 80% accuracy.
This Week's Awesome Stories From Around the Web (Through April 28)
Singularity Hub - 28 Apr 2018 17:00
CRYPTOCURRENCY Let’s Destroy Bitcoin Morgan Peck | MIT Technology Review “No one can copy an individual bitcoin, but anyone can copy the idea of Bitcoin. So how might a government, or a corporation, or even ordinary ...
Heat Shield for NASA's Next Mars Mission Breaks During Testing
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Live Science - 28 Apr 2018 13:47AI Can Help in Crime Prevention, But We Still Need a Human in Charge
Neuroscience News - 28 Apr 2018 00:49
A new article looks at the developing role artificial intelligence is playing in crime prevention and questions whether we need human intervention for checks and balances.