Computational models predict neural activity for re-establishing connectivity after stroke or injury

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have developed a novel reinforcement learning–based generative model to predict neural signals, creating ...
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The psychology of repetition: 5 phrases that trigger social anxiety and existential dread

You're reinforcing a neural pathway. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors, just like repeating phrases to calm the anxiety caused by obsessions. Honestly, it's hard to say for sure how many people ...
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Neural Assembloids Recreate a Key Pain-Sensing Circuit in a Dish

For the first time, scientists have generated a functional neural pathway for sensing pain in a dish. This could help unravel mechanisms of pain disorders. “This is important groundbreaking work,” ...
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HKUST pioneers computational models for transregional neural activity to re-establish damaged neural connectivity, offering new hope to patients

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have achieved a major breakthrough in computational neural engineering. They have developed a novel ...
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Key Neural Pain-Sensing Pathway Recreated in a Lab Dish

Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...