2015 Archives - Knowing Neurons

Our Year in Neuroscience

December 30, 2015March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2 Comments 2015, Articles, Brain, Neuroscience, Popular, Posts, Review, Top, Year

2015 was a great year for neuroscience and an incredible year for Knowing Neurons. With the launch of our 52 Brain Facts, Brain Books, YouTube channel, and Instagram account, we now have over 5,800 subscribers,… Read more

Learning and Memory Movement Neuro News

The Departure of Skill Memories from Motor Cortex: Deeper Directions for Neuroscience

October 7, 2015March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 3 Comments 2015, Basal ganglia, Brainstem, Cerebellum, Episodic memory, Kawai, Learning, Memory, Motor cortex, Neuron, Olveczky, Procedural memory, Rat Lesion, Semantic memory, Skill learning, Thalamus

You probably have certain skills that I don’t. Each of us, having spent enough time practicing something new, can become an expert. A simple, ubiquitous example is driving a car… Read more

Artificial Intelligence Did You Know? Neuroscience Technologies

The Turing Test: Is that Human or Machine?

August 19, 2015July 10, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2 Comments 2015, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Computing machinery and intelligence, Eugene Goostman, Geman, Human, Imitation Game, Intelligence, Machine, PNAS, Turing Test, Visual Turing Test

I propose to consider the following question, ‘Can machines think?’ Thus begins Alan Turing’s paper “Computing machinery and intelligence.” It’s 1950 England, and the world’s first computer is being used… Read more

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