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Joseph Shavit

Human brains change when we are awake after midnight, researchers find

After midnight for most people —there are neurophysiological changes in the brain that alter the way we interact with the world.

Joseph Shavit

MIT researchers uncover how dendrites help brain neurons perform complex calculations

Researchers demonstrated how dendrites help neurons perform computations on information that comes in from other parts of the brain.

Joseph Shavit

"Math neurons" identified in the human brain

The findings indicate that some of the neurons detected are active exclusively during additions, while others are active during subtractions

Joseph Shavit

A new way to store sustainable energy: 'Information batteries'

What if surplus renewable energy could be stored as computation instead? That's the thinking behind "information batteries".

Joseph Shavit

Amount of information in visible universe quantified

Researchers present a numerical estimate for the amount of encoded information in all the visible matter in the universe.

Joshua Shavit

What if the secret to your brain’s elusive computing power is its randomness?

Probabilistic computer could not only create smarter maintenance schedules but also helpprocess images faster and more accurately.