New research by brain and computer scientists from Korea University and Human Brain Project Partner University of Liège shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to quantify changes in consciousness during sleep, dreaming, anaesthesia, and coma. Their results were recently published in the journal Nature Communications.
Leading brain researcher Katrin Amunts was presented with the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany by North Rhine-Westphalia's Science Minister Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen on 16 March for her outstanding commitment to the field of neuroscience.
In a new article published in eNeuro, fifteen leading scientists of the European Human Brain Project (HBP) outline how a new culture of collaboration and an era of digitalization has transformed neuroscience research over the last decade.
While any day makes for a great opportunity to celebrate the women in our lives, International Women’s Day gives us one more reason to do exactly that. International Women’s Day on March 8th is a special occasion to acknowledge women’s incredible achievements, raise awareness, and encourage others to advocate for gender equality.
We are delighted to present our new brochure on latest scientific advances of the Human Brain Project (HBP).
From 22-25 February 2022, the 6th HBP Student Conference on Interdisciplinary Brain Research provided an inspiring open forum for collaboration among early-career researchers working in brain and brain-related research. 115 young scientists from 26 countries joined the second virtual edition of the HBP Student Conference and participated in a versatile scientific and social programme. With 79 % of participants coming from outside the HBP, the #HBPSC2022 proved to be a truly open and inclusive encounter and an important moment for young researchers to get together and exchange new ideas.
Scientists around HBP researcher Paolo Carloni from HBP partner Forschungszentrum Jülich show how genetic variation in the oxytocin receptor changes its structure and function. Their findings have implications for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder. They were recently published in the renowned journal Molecular Psychiatry.
The AI ethics research field is growing rapidly. So is the number of guidelines issued to provide operational recommendations to manage the ethical issues raised by AI design, development and implementation. In a recent Neuroethics publication, Michele Farisco, Kathinka Evers and Arleen Salles suggest some of the applied issues covered by these guidelines can in fact be properly assessed only on the basis of a preliminary conceptual analysis. And that embracing neuroethical methodology can help tackle the practical ethical challenges of AI.
A paper recently published in Neuron outlines three main obstacles to teaching students how to code. The Human Brain Project is proud to offer coding courses to young researchers through its Education programme.