A study from Bar-Ilan University reveals that the brain’s efficient shallow learning, involving a wide network with few layers, can compete with the multi-layered deep…
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Redefining Brain Function: Physicists Overturn Long-Standing Assumptions
A new study challenges the long-held view that the neuronal soma is the key computational unit of the brain. By demonstrating that dendrites play a…
Astrophysics Mystery Solved: Researchers Crack the Code Behind Cosmic Jets
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are known to have the most relativistic jets, with initial Lorentz factors in the order of a few hundreds. Many GRBs display…
Groundbreaking New Treatment Developed for Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor Shai Rahimipour from the Chemistry Department at Bar-Ilan University in Israel has adopted a distinct approach in his pursuit of a drug treatment for…
Building a New Type of Efficient Artificial Intelligence Inspired by the Brain
Can the brain, limited in its ability to perform precise math, compete with AI systems run on high-speed parallel computers? Yes, for many tasks, as…
Superconductor Breakthrough: Scientists Discover an Invisible Phenomenon
The discovery is a step towards much more accessible superconductivity. It may be possible to develop superconductors that operate at room temperature with further knowledge…
Physicist Claims To Have Solved the Mystery of Consciousness
Scientists have developed a new conceptual and mathematical framework to understand consciousness from a relativistic point of view. According to the theory, all that’s needed…
Feeling Younger Isn’t Just Psychological – It Has Health Benefits
The researchers found that those who feel younger may keep their health and function for longer periods of time, and, as the present research reveals, can…
Quantinuum H1 Quantum Computer Beats Classical System at Game Designed To Test Quantum Mechanics
Some might view games as merely entertainment but for Prof. Emanuele Dalla Torre at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and his team, playing games is useful…
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked With Increased COVID-19 Severity and Mortality
Joint Bar-Ilan University, Galilee Medical Center study affirms that sufficient vitamin D levels may positively influence the outcome of infection. Vitamin D is most often…
Massive Study Over 27 Years Shows Social Ties and Rank Are Inherited Among Spotted Hyenas
A massive study of data collected over 27 years, published today in the journal Science, sheds new light on social networks, rank and survival of…
Low-Dose Aspirin Use for Heart Disease May Reduce Likelihood of COVID-19 Infection
Aspirin is an established, safe, and low-cost medication in long-standing common use in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and in the past a pain…
Just a Single Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Those Previously Infected
Strong response detected regardless of duration between infection and vaccination; multi-ethnic groups exhibit similar response. Although clinical trial data are encouraging, real-world evidence with regard…
Grape Seeds Reveal Collapse of Ancient Economy in the Grip of Plague and Climate Change
This photograph from 1975 depicts the left hand of a plague victim, which displayed areas of gangrene, especially in the distal fingertips and thumb, which…
New Study Reveals Dramatic Changes in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Soft coral are now dominating large areas of the shadow reef which in 1928 had many species of hard corals too. Credit: Professor Maoz Fine,…
New Type of Artificial Intelligence Inspired by Brain
Processing an event with multiple objects. A synchronous input where all objects are presented simultaneously to a computer (left), versus an asynchronous input where objects…