Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces
Place cells are known to encode individual locations, but research finds stitching together a “cognitive map” of a whole environment requires a broader ensemble of cells, aided by sleep, over several days.
David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory •
mit
Jan. 10, 2025 • ~8 min
Jan. 10, 2025 • ~8 min
Teaching AI to communicate sounds like humans do
Inspired by the mechanics of the human vocal tract, a new AI model can produce and understand vocal imitations of everyday sounds. The method could help build new sonic interfaces for entertainment and education.
Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL •
mit
Jan. 9, 2025 • ~8 min
Jan. 9, 2025 • ~8 min
Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s used could improve employee performance or worsen discrimination
Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.
Paul Brandt-Rauf, Professor and Dean of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
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Jan. 7, 2025 • ~7 min
Jan. 7, 2025 • ~7 min
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