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Artificial intelligence pioneer aims to make computers learn like brains
From the Globe and Mail: Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, was awarded the country’s top science prize last week, the prestigious Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal. The prize by the Natural Sciences and ...
Cognitive Electrophysiology: Signals of the Mind
A Tribute to Steven A. Hillyard A Satellite Symposium of the Cognitive Neuroscience Science Meeting Saturday, April 2, 2011, Ballroom A, Hyatt Regency San Francisco ______________________________________________________________...
Meditation alters your grey matter, studies show
From the Globe and Mail: Move over cryptic crosswords and Sudoku, and make way for the ultimate mental workout. It’s called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR for short. Recent neuroscience research shows that novice...
Scientists look to new imaging techniques to measure metals in the brain
From the Globe and Mail: We are metal heads. Our brains need iron, copper, manganese and zinc to function, yet there is growing evidence that these metals may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease multiple...
Trends in Cognitive Sciences: Table of Contents February 2011
The February issue of Trends in Cognitive Sciences is available online Volume 15, Issue 2, pp. 47-94 Review  ________________________________________________________________________ _______________
Former CFL players’ brains used to study link between concussions and disease
From the Globe and Mail: Concussion stories from Bobby Kuntz’s days with the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats made for family football folklore until a decade ago when they suddenly seemed bittersweet. Mr. Kuntz,...
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