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Neuroscience

March 19, 2019

Multitasking Neural Networks Balance Specialization With Flexibility By Karen Schroeder

Hand holding queen of spades, king of spades, ace of spades, jack of clubs and jack of spades cards

March 15, 2019

How the Brain Holds On to Working Memory By Grace Lindsay

Three carts of neural networks: isolated neurons, continuous attractor (integrator) and multiple discrete attractors (multistability)

March 06, 2019

Watch: Eva Silverstein on String Theory, Quantum Gravity and the History of the Universe

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Flatiron Institute

February 28, 2019

Open-Source Software Tracks Neural Activity in Real Time

An image of neurons (white) taken using calcium imaging techniques. An innovative software dubbed CaImAn can automatically differentiate between individual neurons (yellow outlines) with nearly the same accuracy as a human (red outlines).

Simons Society of Fellows

February 26, 2019

Can Your Microbiome Be Genetically Engineered to Make You Healthy? By John Pavlus

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Flatiron Institute

February 26, 2019

Scientists Provide New Insight on How the Nose Adapts to Smells

Center for Computational Astrophysics

February 14, 2019

Gravitational Waves Will Settle Cosmic Conundrum

When neutron stars collide, they emit light and gravitational waves, as seen in this artist’s illustration. By comparing the timing of the two emissions from many different neutron star mergers, researchers can measure how fast the universe is expanding.

February 11, 2019

Watch: Paul Steinhardt and the New Big Bounce Cosmology

Portrait photo of Paul Steinhardt