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New brain imaging and computer modeling predicts autistic brain activity and behavior
New research provides an explanation for some of autism's mysteries and gives scientists clear targets for developing intervention and treatment therapies. Scientists used brain imaging and computer modeling to show how the brain's white matter tracts -- the cabling that connects separated brain areas -- are altered in autism and how these alterations can affect brain function and behavior.
Computer adaptive testing of liability to addiction: Identifying individuals at risk
Publication year: 2012Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Available online 4 March 2012Levent Kirisci, Ralph Tarter, Maureen Reynolds, Ty Ridenour, Clement Stone, ...
Computer program scores 150 in IQ test, Swedish researchers demonstrate
Intelligence -- what does it really mean? In the 1800s, it meant that you were good at memorizing things, and today intelligence is often measured through IQ tests where the average score for humans is 100. Researchers in Sweden have created a computer program that can score 150.
Computer assisted diagnosis of ovarian cancer in primary care
More than 6500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the United Kingdom.
Mimicking the brain -- in silicon: New computer chip models how neurons communicate with each other at synapses
For decades, scientists have dreamed of building computer systems that could replicate the human brain's talent for learning new tasks. Researchers have now taken a major step toward that goal by designing a computer chip that mimics how the brain's neurons adapt in response to new information. This phenomenon, known as plasticity, is believed to underlie many brain functions, including learning and memory.