Search Tag: neurons
2019 17 Apr
MRI elastography: ground-breaking new way to see extremely fast neuronal activity in the brain It is magnificent how fast the human brain operates. In a fraction of a second our neurons are activated, creating thoughts and reactions to stimuli. The speed at which radiologists can non-invasively follow brain function using MRI , however, is...Read more
2018 14 Nov
The world’s largest supercomputer designed to work like a human brain has been switched on for the first time. After it was fitted with its landmark one-millionth processor core, the ‘Spiking Neural Network Architecture’ (SpiNNaker) was turned on at The University of Manchester’s School of Computer Science. SpiNNaker can process...Read more
2015 10 Dec
Playing 3D video games can enhance the formation of memories, according to a new study from University of California, Irvine. This finding published in The Journal of Neuroscience shows the potential for novel virtual approaches to helping people whose memory wanes as they grow older. For this study, Craig Stark and Dane Clemenson of UCI’s Center...Read more