This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

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UB researchers are taking inspiration from the human brain to develop computing architecture that can support the growing ...

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New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

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Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start-it becomes refined by what ...

Discover how neuromorphic computing mimics the brain to deliver ultra-efficient, adaptive AI for edge devices, robotics, ...

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what babies see—but the authors ...