Sean Noah, Author at Knowing Neurons

Machine Yearning: The Rise of Thoughtful Machines

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 Sean Noah 1 Comment Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Hidden Layers, Introspection, Machine Learning, Thoughtful Machines

In the mid twentieth century, artificial intelligence researchers invented a new type of computational system that could detect patterns in

Brain Basics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sleep

The inescapable nightmare of fatal familial insomnia

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Sean Noah 0 Comments Brain, Cortex, Disease, Disorders, Fatal Familial Insomnia, FFI, Genetics, Insomnia, Molecular neuroscience, Neuroscience, Prions, Psychiatry, Sleep, Sleep disorders

A family curse During the early 1980’s, an Italian physician was investigating a mysterious and dreadful disease that had long

Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Neuromorphic Engineering: Biomimicry from the Brain

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Sean Noah 13 Comments Analog, Biomimicry, Brain, Chips, Circuits, Computer, Digital, Engineering, Neuromorphic, Neurons, Sensors, Silicon, Transistors

What is the brain? Researchers conceive of neurons as information processing units, meaning that the circuits formed by neurons support

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