A woman walking to a bus stop realizes that she forgot her keys; she suddenly turns around and runs home. Such spontaneous activities are hallmarks of animal behavior. Eager to capture the essence of the human brain, roboticists have tried … Continue reading
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New technique builds animal brain–like spontaneity into AI
Categories: Computer sciences | Journal Club
Tagged artificial intelligence, behavior switching, chaotic itinerancy, machine learning, robotics
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Journal Club: New tool predicts which compounds taste bitter
Humans have 25 different taste receptors that register a range of bitter chemical compounds in everything from coffee and beer to dark chocolate and medicine. And yet, while humans can easily recognize bitterness, predicting whether a chemical compound will taste … Continue reading
Categories: Biochemistry | Chemistry | Journal Club | Pharmacology
Tagged BitterPredict, chemosensory science, drug development, food science, machine learning, taste receptors
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