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IBM creates Corelet programming language to make software that operates like the human brain
2013-08-08 17:13:25| Extremetech
At the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks held this week in Dallas, researchers from IBM will be taking the wraps off of a new software front-end for their neurosynaptic processor chips. The ultimate goal of these most recent efforts is to recast Watson-style cognitive computing, and its recent successes, into a decidedly more efficient architecture inspired by the brain., but is this realistic?
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Simulating 1 second of human brain activity takes 82,944 processors
2013-08-05 19:34:47| Extremetech
How much computing power does it take to model a working human brain? A lot more than you think.
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VIDEO: Spanish austerity's brain drain
2013-08-04 04:10:55| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Scientists in Spain claim the long-term future of the country is being sacrificed, because of what they call "short-sighted" austerity measures.
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Foc.us: The first commercial tDCS headset that lets you safely overclock your brain
2013-07-30 14:17:32| Extremetech
After an interminably long wait, the first brain-boosting tDCS headset has finally received FCC approval and will begin shipping in the next few days. Dubbed the Foc.us, the headset jolts your prefrontal cortex with electricity, improving your focus, reaction time, and ability to learn new skills. The Foc.us is being targeted at gamers looking to improve their skillz, but tDCS has the potential to improve -- or more accurately to overclock -- almost every aspect of your life.
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Scientists ID Compounds That Target Amyloid Fibrils in Alzheimer's, Other Brain Diseases
2013-07-26 21:02:42| Biotech - Topix.net
All of these diseases are marked by harmful, elongated, rope-like structures known as amyloid fibrils, linked protein molecules that form in the brains of patients.
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