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Regardless of which neurons are involved, the overall electric field they generate provides a stable and consistent signal, according to scientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT and the University of London.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Briccetti, Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI and Director of the RPI-IBM Artificial Intelligence research collaboration Jim Hendler, and Albany County District Attorney David Soares.

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have created a framework that could enable a robot to effectively complete complex manipulation tasks with deformable objects, like dough or cloth, that require many tools and take a long time to complete.

MIT neuroscientist Ann Graybiel reports that mice need the cannabinoid receptor CB1R to establish connections within the brain’s dopamine system that take shape soon after birth. The finding raises concern that marijuana use by nursing moms might interfere with brain development.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Lecturer and Adjunct Professor in Communications for SUNY New Paltz and RPI Terry Gipson, Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI and Director of the RPI-IBM Artificial Intelligence research collaboration Jim Hendler, and political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

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Perhaps we can stop seeing ageing and the inevitable memory decline that comes with it as only a bad thing.

MLK Visiting Professor and Scholar Lawrence Udeigwe is a mathematician working with MIT neuroscientist James DiCarlo to apply mathematical models to the complex systems of the brain that process vision.

A philosopher lays out a theory of social norms and perception that can serve as a foundation for an ecological approach to psychology.

Professor Tatia Lee, Professor and Chair of Psychological Science and Clinical Psychology at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) .Founded in 1982, the Academy of Social Sciences is