Biology-inspired brain model matches animal learning and reveals overlooked neuron activity

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual category learning task exactly as well as lab animals, but even enabled the ...
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How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics – new research clarifying how could improve medical diagnostics and synthetic materials

Ankur Gupta receives funding from NSF (CBET - 2238412) and ACS Petroleum Research Fund (65836 - DNI9). A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving distinctive color patterns.
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How do animals get their spots and stripes? A Turing mechanism holds clues to patterns

And it turns out he was really onto something: Today, scientists studying animal patterns still find Turing’s ideas to be remarkably effective — especially when combined with other factors that ...
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Impressive patterns that appear in animals, plants, and ecosystems

Nature follows mathematical rules and creates repeating patterns across completely different organisms and environments.
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How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics – new research clarifying how could improve medical diagnostics and synthetic materials

A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving distinctive color patterns. Imagine gently adding a drop of blue and red dye to a cup of water. The drops will slowly disperse ...