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Parkinson's Patients' 'Risky Behavior' Explained
June 23, 2010 Scientists have explained Parkinson's patients' risky behavior, a rare side effect of standard treatments for the disease. The finding has implications for future medication of ... > full story -
Intelligent 3-D Simulation Robots to Compete in the Robocup 2010
June 18, 2010 Researchers have developed a multiagent system and motion capture techniques for graphical animation of soccer playing ... > full story -
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Computer Intelligence Predicts Human Visual Attention for First Time
June 16, 2010 Scientists have just come several steps closer to understanding change blindness -- the well studied failure of humans to detect seemingly obvious changes to scenes around them -- with new research ... > full story -
Cultured Brain Cells Taught to Keep Time
June 15, 2010 Scientists have tested whether networks of brain cells kept alive in culture could be "trained" to keep time. The findings suggest that networks of brain cells can learn to generate simple timed ... > full story -
Tiny Insect Brains Capable of Huge Feats
June 11, 2010 Insects may have tiny brains the size of a pinhead, but the latest research from Australia shows just how clever they really ... > full story -
Computational Model Sheds Light on How the Brain Recognizes Objects
June 8, 2010 Researchers have developed a new mathematical model to describe how the human brain visually identifies objects. The model accurately predicts human performance on certain visual-perception tasks, ... > full story -
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Students Develop Device to Help Blind Maneuver
June 3, 2010 The radar system incorporates a computer, two video cameras and a scanning light source to warn the blind of obstacles with audible alerts. The system detects obstacles -- even those overhead -- by ... > full story -
Weed-Killers Overused by Farmers Spraying Entire Fields Instead of Only Spraying Weed-Infested Areas
June 3, 2010 Weed-killer consumption could be cut in half if farmers sprayed it only on weed-infested areas instead of wasting these chemicals by spraying whole ... > full story -
Soccer-Playing Robots Get Creative With Physics-Based Planning
June 3, 2010 Robot soccer players are warming up to compete in this month's RoboCup 2010 world championship in Singapore. A new algorithm will help newly created robots to predict the ball's behavior based on ... > full story -
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Visual System Interprets Sign Languages
June 2, 2010 Spanish sign language is used by over 100,000 people with hearing impairments and is made up of hundreds of signs. Researchers selected over 20 of these signs to develop a new visual interpretation ... > full story
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