JNK signaling regulates cellular mechanics of cortical interneuron migration.

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Aberrant migration of inhibitory interneurons can alter the formation of cortical circuitry and lead to severe neurological disorders including epilepsy, autism, and schizophrenia. However, mechanisms involved in directing the migration of interneurons remain incompletely understood. Using a mouse model, we performed live-cell confocal microscopy to explore the mechanisms by […]

Effects of prenatal exposure to valproic acid or poly(I:C) on ultrasonic vocalizations in rat pups: the role of social cues.

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Sociocommunicative deficits commonly observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be experimentally modeled using rodents’ ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs). For example, USVs emitted by pups, separated from their mothers and nest, serve as a useful tool to identify autistic-like behaviors during the early period of development. Being sensitive to social […]

New AI Study May Explain Why Deep Learning Works

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Source: mohamed_hassan/pixabay The resurgence of artificial intelligence (AI) is largely due to advances in pattern-recognition due to deep learning , a form of machine learning that does not require explicit hard-coding. The architecture of deep neural networks is somewhat inspired by the biological brain and neuroscience . Like the […]

Music Has Always Made Us Feel Better. Can Tech Help the Healing?

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The comedian Martin Mull once said, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture,” and it’s since become a sort of refrain from artists and critics to express this sentiment: It’s utterly futile to try to describe music and how it works. The quote scratches at the mysterious mechanics […]

“Love Hormone” Receptor Map Tracks Brain Development

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A map of cell types in a developing mouse brain, with colors assigned to structures based on depth within the brain. Credit: Kim Lab, Penn State College of Medicine Penn State researchers have developed a new method for studying key moments in brain development. Yongsoo Kim, assistant professor of […]

A new AI Study May Explain Why Deep Learning Works

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The resurgence of artificial intelligence (AI) is largely due to advances in pattern-recognition due to deep learning , a form of machine learning that does not require explicit hard-coding. The architecture of deep neural networks is somewhat inspired by the biological brain and neuroscience . Like the biological brain, […]

MRI scans of the brains of 130 mammals, including humans, indicate equal connectivity

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Yaniv Assaf of the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Sagol School of Neuroscience and Prof. Yossi Yovel of the School of Zoology, the Sagol School of Neuroscience, and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, conducted a first-of-its-kind study […]

Showdown at the Translation Saloon: On Lawrence Venuti’s “Contra Instrumentalism: A Translation Polemic”

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I AM CURRENTLY EDITING a book called Translation: Crafts, Contexts, Consequences — a collection of new essays exploring the topic from a broad range of perspectives — and recently received a piece written by two prominent neuroscientists. It is a fascinating contribution, which presents well-established neuroscientific findings on how […]

Spinal cord injuries in mice cause acquired bone marrow failure syndrome

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Research conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Medicine found that spinal cord injuries in mice cause an acquired bone marrow failure syndrome that may contribute to chronic immune dysfunction. We also found that it’s possible to overcome certain aspects […]

Research Opens New Neural Network Model Pathway to Understanding the Brain

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NTT Research Embraces PHI Lab Scientist-led Paper and Academic Initiatives that Set Firmer Foundation for Neuroscientific Models PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AI — NTT Research, Inc. , a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that a research scientist in its Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab , Dr. Hidenori Tanaka, […]