Latest Brain research Nov-2017

There is some interesting new brain research.  These high-level articles are less techy, but they may provide some inspiration. We believe it is important to learn more about how the brain works for future AI work. I often use the following, “when designing planes it is inspiring to look at bird flight, but don’t try to stick with all of their design principles when designing a plane for Mach 6.7” The same applies to AI.

How memories ripple through the brain:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171031084843.htm
from here you can find the link to their journal article that goes into more detail.

Creating Virtual Human Brain:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/10/25/559819023/scientists-and-surgeons-team-up-to-create-models-of-living-human-brain-cells
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