Meta-learning of RL. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01485-3 With trial and error, repetition and praise, when a puppy hears “Sit,” they learn what they’re expected to do. That’s reinforcement…
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Improving social symptoms of depression with a common anesthetic
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers from Osaka University have used a mouse model of depression to reveal that one form of ketamine…
AI aids efforts to cut nuisance alerts for health care teams: Study
Study overview. Credit: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (2024). DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocae019 A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center demonstrates the promise of artificial intelligence to help refine…
Researchers discover underlying cause of brain fog linked with long COVID
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of scientists from Trinity College Dublin and investigators from FutureNeuro has announced a major discovery with profound importance for our understanding of brain fog…
Families of men with fertility problems show distinct patterns of increased risk for several types of cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For the first time researchers have identified patterns of risk for several different types of cancer in men with fertility problems and their families. The study,…
Research shows older adults with a history of stroke at high risk of pandemic-induced depression
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new longitudinal study from the University of Toronto highlights the substantial mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with a history of…
Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant
Elon Musk startup Neuralink developed robotic surgery equipment as part of its work to link brains to computers. Elon Musk says the first human patient with a brain implant from…
People who eat a healthy, plant-based diet are less likely to suffer from dangerous snoring, finds study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who eat a healthy, plant-based diet that is high in vegetables, fruit, whole grains and nuts are less likely to suffer with obstructive sleep apnea…
Fixing rogue brain cells may hold key to preventing neurodegeneration
Phenotypic screen identifies HDAC3 as a regulator of pathological reactive astrocytes. a, Scatter plot of primary screen results displayed as percent GBP2 positive, normalized to reactive astrocyte plus vehicle controls…
