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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)

In the classical Hopfield network (left), each neuron (I, j, k, l) is connected to the others in a pairwise manner. In the modified network made by Mr Burns and Professor Fukai, sets of three or more neurons can connect simultaneously.

What makes a neural network remember?

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)
Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology
Octopuses are mollusks, a large evolutionary group to which slugs and snails also belong. Their complex brains, and those of other closely-related cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, have evolved separately from vertebrates, and so octopuses are often referred to as alien-like. Here, a day octopus (Octopus cyanea) poses with a Shisa, a creature from Okinawan folklore.

Scientists record first-ever brain waves from freely moving octopuses

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)
Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans, Technology
Pearls within a pearl oyster shell. Pearl oysters are important products in Japan, as they produce beautiful pearls that are sought after for necklaces, earrings, and rings.

Molecular fingerprint behind beautiful pearls revealed

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)
Categories Life & Non-humans
Tob deletion induces fear and depression-like behaviors. This can be explained by the altered functional connectivity between the hippocampus and the pre-frontal cortex. The neurons in the hippocampus showed increased excitation and decreased inhibition. There were also impacts on other genes and proteins.

Jumping gene found to be strongly linked to depression, fear, and anxiety

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)
Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
Snake and mammal venoms share common origin

Snake and mammal venoms share common origin

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)
Categories Life & Non-humans

Signs of dementia are written in the blood, reveals new study

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)
Categories Brain & Behavior

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