While the world is bewildered by the dazzling advances of gen-erative artificial intelligence and struggling to find consensual guidelines for its governance,the rapid pace of research on the brain-computer interface(...
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While the world is bewildered by the dazzling advances of gen-erative artificial intelligence and struggling to find consensual guidelines for its governance,the rapid pace of research on the brain-computer interface(BCI)also calls for governance on its development and *** early February,China's Min-istry of science and technology(MoST)announced the'Guide-lines for Research Ethics in brain-computer Interface'[1]based on recommendations of the National Research Ethics *** content is largely in line with an earlier announcement in October 2023 by the Psychiatry Society of China[2]on'Ethics Governance of brain-Computer Interface Research in Mental Disorders'.Both guidelines are formulated on the principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki on'Eth-ical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects'in 2008.
The emergence of large language models(LLMs) such as ChatGPT/GPT-4 and their stunning performance in generative tasks heralds the beginning of a new era of artificial general intelligence(AGI).The LLMs have shown amaz...
The emergence of large language models(LLMs) such as ChatGPT/GPT-4 and their stunning performance in generative tasks heralds the beginning of a new era of artificial general intelligence(AGI).The LLMs have shown amazing generalization ability in natural language processing,computer vision and other generative tasks [1].These models point to a feasible approach for developing *** a large extent,they have passed the classical Turing test and their capability is still growing without an upper bound identified.
The progress of biology and medicine over the past century has been greatly facilitated by research based on animal models that could be used for experimentation. Small animal models such as the nematode worm C. elega...
The progress of biology and medicine over the past century has been greatly facilitated by research based on animal models that could be used for experimentation. Small animal models such as the nematode worm C. elegans and the fruit fly Drosophila played crucial roles in the development of genetics, embryology, and cell biology. The mouse has become the quintessential animal model in the past few decades, largely due to development of mouse lines that have acquired genetic homogeneity via inbreeding over many generations, and many transgenic mouse lines carrying modified genetic makeup are also available. Mouse lines mimicking a variety of human diseases caused by genetic mutations are widely used for studying pathogenic mechanisms and for testing the efficacy of therapeutic treatments prior to human clinical trials.
Learning from interaction is the primary way that biological agents acquire knowledge about their environment and *** deep reinforcement learning(DRL)explores a computational approach to learning from interaction and ...
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Learning from interaction is the primary way that biological agents acquire knowledge about their environment and *** deep reinforcement learning(DRL)explores a computational approach to learning from interaction and has made significant progress in solving various ***,despite its power,DRL still falls short of biological agents in terms of energy *** the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood,we believe that the integration of spiking communication between neurons and biologically-plausible synaptic plasticity plays a prominent role in achieving greater energy *** this biological intuition,we optimized a spiking policy network(SPN)using a genetic algorithm as an energy-efficient alternative to *** SPN mimics the sensorimotor neuron pathway of insects and communicates through event-based *** by biological research showing that the brain forms memories by creating new synaptic connections and rewiring these connections based on new experiences,we tuned the synaptic connections instead of weights in the SPN to solve given *** results on several robotic control tasks demonstrate that our method can achieve the same level of performance as mainstream DRL methods while exhibiting significantly higher energy efficiency.
The orbitofrontal cortex(ORB),a region crucial for stimulus-reward association,decision-making,and flexible behaviors,extensively connects with other brain ***,brain-wide inputs to projection-defined ORB neurons and t...
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The orbitofrontal cortex(ORB),a region crucial for stimulus-reward association,decision-making,and flexible behaviors,extensively connects with other brain ***,brain-wide inputs to projection-defined ORB neurons and the distribution of inhibitory neurons postsynaptic to neurons in specific ORB subregions remain poorly *** we mapped the inputs of five types of projection-specific ORB neurons and ORB outputs to two types of inhibitory *** found that different projection-defined ORB neurons received inputs from similar cortical and thalamic regions,albeit with quantitative variations,particularly in somatomotor areas and medial groups of the dorsal *** counting parvalbumin(PV)or somatostatin(SST)interneurons innervated by neurons in specific ORB subregions,we found a higher fraction of PV neurons in sensory cortices and a higher fraction of SST neurons in subcortical regions targeted by medial ORB *** results provide insights into understanding and investigating the function of specific ORB neurons.
Neural probes are among the most widely applied tools for studying neural circuit functions and treating neurological *** the complexity of the nervous system,it is highly desirable to monitor and modulate neural acti...
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Neural probes are among the most widely applied tools for studying neural circuit functions and treating neurological *** the complexity of the nervous system,it is highly desirable to monitor and modulate neural activities simultaneously at the cellular *** this review,we provide an overview of recent developments in multifunctional neural probes that allow simultaneous neural activity recording and modulation through different modalities,including chemical,electrical,and optical *** will focus on the material and structural design of multifunctional neural probes and their interfaces with neural ***,future challenges and prospects of multifunctional neural probes will be discussed.
While the world is bewildered by the dazzling advances of generative artificial intelligence and struggling to find consensual guidelines for its governance, the rapid pace of research on the brain–computer interface...
While the world is bewildered by the dazzling advances of generative artificial intelligence and struggling to find consensual guidelines for its governance, the rapid pace of research on the brain–computer interface (BCI) also calls for governance on its development and application. In early February, China’s Ministry of science and technology (Mo ST) announced the ‘Guidelines for Research Ethics in brain-computer Interface’[1] based on recommendations of the National Research Ethics Committee. Its content is largely in line with an earlier announcement in October 2023 by the Psychiatry Society of China [2] on ‘Ethics Governance of brain-Computer Interface Research in Mental Disorders’. Both guidelines are formulated on the principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki on ‘Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects’in 2008.
Despite the impressive performance of deep learning models, they suffer from catastrophic forgetting, which refers to a significant decline in overall performance when trained with new classes added incrementally. The...
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When new information enters the brain,a human's prior knowledge of the world can change rapidly through a process referred to as"knowledge assembly".Recently,Nelli et *** the neural correlates of knowled...
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When new information enters the brain,a human's prior knowledge of the world can change rapidly through a process referred to as"knowledge assembly".Recently,Nelli et *** the neural correlates of knowledge assembly in the human brain using functional ***,inspired by the neural mechanism,the authors developed an artificial neural network algorithm to permit rapid knowledge assembly,improving the flexibility of the system[1].Once again,this research demonstrates that studying how the brain works can lead to better computational algorithms.
The insula is a complex brain region central to the orchestration of taste perception,interoception,emotion,and *** research has shed light on the intricate connections between the insula and other brain regions,revea...
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The insula is a complex brain region central to the orchestration of taste perception,interoception,emotion,and *** research has shed light on the intricate connections between the insula and other brain regions,revealing the crucial role of this area in integrating sensory,emotional,and cognitive *** unique anatomical position and extensive connectivity allow the insula to serve as a critical hub in the functional network of the *** summarize its role in interoceptive and exteroceptive sensory processing,illustrating insular function as a bridge connecting internal and external *** on recent research,we delineate the insular involvement in emotional processes,highlighting its implications in psychiatric conditions,such as anxiety,depression,and *** further discuss the insular contributions to cognition,focusing on its significant roles in time perception and ***,the evidence underscores the insular function as a dynamic interface that synthesizes diverse inputs into coherent subjective experiences and decision-making *** this review,we hope to highlight the importance of the insula as an interface between sensation,emotion,and cognition,and to inspire further research into this fascinating brain region.
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