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Neurons learn to predict the future
What if...? Predicting the future is of fundamental importance for our interaction with the world, for learning and planning. There is evidence that this also applies to various areas of our brain.
Self-relevance makes art more appealing
Have you ever wondered why Big Tech and artificial intelligence (AI) companies collect so much personal information about you? A new paper out this week reveals a big reason why…
The trick of distance-of-distance transformation
The brain is complex. The activities of its neurons are even more so. The data derived from it in experiments are correspondingly high-dimensional. How can researchers simplify and visualize them? Scientists at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience have a suggestion for improvement. In their recently published article in the journal PLoS Computational Biology, they explain their findings and why not only neuroscience, but all those who work with Big Data, will benefit from it.
Gamma rhythms simpler than thought?
Gamma rhythms in the brain are neither self-sustaining nor regular. But many earlier models assumed just that. ESI scientists now show, that these rhythms can be explained by a much simpler mechanism.