Neuromodulation Is the Secret Sauce for This Adaptive, Fast-Learning AI As obstinate and frustrating as we are sometimes, humans in general are pretty flexible when it comes to learning—especially compared to AI. Our ability to adapt is deeply rooted within our brain’s chemical base code. Although modern AI and neurocomputation have largely focused on loosely […]
Changing Your Reference Point Can Drastically Improve Your Commute The average commute to work in the US is about half an hour (26.9 minutes to be exact, according to the US Census Bureau), and is getting longer every year. To make matters worse, the majority of commuters — 57% of us — leave home right […]
Sugar causes ‘major changes’ to brain’s reward systems, study says What does it mean to say someone has a food addiction? The topic has long been controversial among scientists, with some saying that consuming large amounts of sugar (and/or fat and salt) excites the brain’s reward system, leading to drug-like addictions. Others say that food […]
