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A team of researchers is attempting to create an apparatus that not only learns how to articulate human speech, but also teaches hearing impaired individuals how to better articulate such speech (see original article) and even sing! It does this by using neural networks to adaptively learn how to vocalize using the constructed robot mouth. [ READ MORE ]
In the New York Times, a book is reviewed in which the author, Judith Warner, admittedly cannot find the evidence that she sought to support her initial position on the overpresence of overmedicated children (i.e., that children today are overmedicated). Though the author initially only sought confirming evidence that there are many overmedicated children along [ READ MORE ]
Sport Psychology becomes very important during the Olympics for some athletes, like Magdalena Neuner. Neuner is a German biathlete (skier and rifle shooter) who recognizes that One has to understand that physical fitness alone isn’t sufficient. My mental training is very complex and it makes me believe in myself…. To control your mind is more difficult than [ READ MORE ]
Obviously it is hazardous to use a cell phone while driving. This is not new. With the new popularity of texting, however, more studies are coming out on the topic of texting. The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society reported that researchers found that people tend to switch attention between texting and driving, while they tend [ READ MORE ]
It is reported by the New York Times that a research group in Belgium is able to communicate with people (or at least one person) in a vegetative state using fMRI. For example, when asked personal questions about one’s life, a patient can respond “yes” by thinking about tennis and thereby activating the motor cortex [ READ MORE ]
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