Summary: A new study has identified a brain protein, vesicular nucleotide transporter (Vnut), as essential for regulating mood and motivation in mice. When Vnut was removed from brain cells called…
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New Genetic Mutations Linked to Schizophrenia Risk
Source: A study has identified mutations arising during brain development that may contribute to schizophrenia. Unlike inherited genes, these somatic mutations occur after conception and were found more frequently in…
AI-powered software narrates surroundings for visually impaired in real time
As a user scans their phone camera around a room, WorldScribe will create brief audio descriptions of the objects recorded by the camera. Credit: Shen-Yun Lai, used with permission A…
Legal system fails to protect people from malicious copyright cases at the cost of sexual privacy, study warns
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Changes need to be made to the UK legal system to protect people from exploitative litigation designed to prey on vulnerabilities, a new study warns. Reforms…
Electronic Tongue Uses AI to Detect Differences in Liquids
Summary: Researchers have developed an AI-powered “electronic tongue” capable of distinguishing subtle differences in liquids, such as milk freshness, soda types, and coffee blends. By analyzing sensor data through a…
Why We’re Confident with Only Half the Story
Summary: A new study reveals that people often overestimate the amount of information they have when making decisions, a phenomenon researchers call the “illusion of information adequacy.” Participants who were…
An electronic tongue that detects subtle differences in liquids also provides a view into how AI makes decisions
Researchers developed an electronic tongue that can identify various liquid samples using artificial intelligence. When asked to define its own assessment parameters, the AI could more accurately interpret the data…
Scientists sound AI alarm after winning physics Nobel
US physicist John Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won the Physics Nobel. British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton and American John Hopfield won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for their…
Electricity-free circuit helps free up space for robots to ‘think,’ say scientists
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Engineers have worked out how to give robots complex instructions without electricity for the first time, which could free up more space in the robotic ‘brain’…
