How the auditory cortex syncs with behavior to help the brain become a better listener

When we are engaged in a task, our brain's auditory system changes how it works. One of the main auditory centers of the ...
IEEE

An Ocean Optical Parameters Inversion Algorithm Based on Pulse Broadening Match With Varying System Impulse Response Functions for ICESat-2

Abstract: The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) carries the new generation photon-counting lidar payload, the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS). After after-pulse ...

Study relates social withdrawal in teenage with widespread effects across cognition

Study links teenage social withdrawal to brain structure changes, impacting cognitive function and mental health in ...
MLB

ABS Challenge System coming to MLB full time in '26

Upon further review, the ABS Challenge System has been confirmed for the 2026 MLB season. The Joint Competition Committee voted Tuesday afternoon to bring the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge ...
PNAS

Language models reveal a complex sequence basis for adaptive convergent evolution of protein functions

We thank Dr. Jianzhi Zhang, Dr. Xionglei He, Dr. Weiwei Zhai, Shanshan Chen, Han Liu, Tianhan Wang, and three anonymous reviewers for valuable comments. This work was supported by the Strategic ...
Reuters

Meta's AI system Llama approved for use by US government agencies

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - U.S. government agencies will be able to use Meta Platforms' (META.O), opens new tab artificial intelligence system Llama, a senior administration official said, as the ...
Inc

4 Simple Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done, Backed by Neuroscience

Everyone procrastinates. Everyone, at least once in a while, puts off something important. Everyone, some of the time, avoids doing the things they really want or need to do. And everyone who ...