Knowing Neurons
Knowing Neurons

Electrophysiology

Illustration of deep neural networks by Michal Roessler.
Artificial IntelligenceLearning and MemorySensation and Perception
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How our Visual Neurons relate to Deep Neural Networks

Our brain has been evolving for millions of years, ever-changing and adjusting to handle novel stimuli and conditions, looking like a bag of slimy, gooey matter folded in various ways… Read More
Brain BasicsDid You Know?Popular ArticlesSfN 2014
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Hubel and Wiesel & the Neural Basis of Visual Perception

Snap!  Crackle!  Pop! Those are the sounds that Professors David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel heard in the early 1950s when they recorded from neurons in the visual cortex of a… Read More
Brain BasicsDid You Know?Neuro NewsSfN 2014
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Getting Technical: Methods in Neuroscience

It is an exciting time for neuroscience. The BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) is in the spotlight as a part of the new Presidential focus and recently… Read More