Vargas - Irwin used an analysis technique he developed, called SSIMS, that can accurately
detect patterns of activity in collections of neurons without relying on any assumptions about what the brain is trying to do.
Not exact matches
By analysing the
patterns of brain
activity when volunteers read or listened to sentences containing hard - to -
detect semantic anomalies - words that fit the general context even though they do not actually make sense - the researchers found that when a volunteer was tricked by the semantic illusion, their brain had not even noticed the anomalous word.
These contrasting
patterns of activity can now be
detected via brain scans, and could one day help determine if patients with brain damage are conscious.
His team is now looking at
patterns of gene
activity in the four brains to work out whether it is possible to
detect early signs associated with conditions like autism.
The $ 299 headset's 14 strategically placed head sensors are at the ends
of what look like stretched, plastic fingers that
detect patterns produced by the brain's electrical
activity.
Researchers took a three - dimensional approach to this study by looking at what the users» task performance was through evaluating how they process the tasks
of detecting cyberattacks with neural
activity, which was captured using electroencephalogram, or EEG, cognitive metrics and with eye gaze
patterns, which were captured using an eye - tracker.
«Our results show we can
detect a specific
pattern of activity between neurons in the brain, recording instantaneous exchanges between them as persistent signals that can later be visualized under a microscope,» Gallio said.
The researchers then programmed the robot leg to flex its foot whenever it
detected that particular
pattern of electrical
activity.
Researchers at Binghamton have proposed a comprehensive new framework, the Networked
Pattern Recognition (NEPAR) Framework, by defining the useful
patterns of attacks to understand behaviors, to analyze
patterns and connections in terrorist
activity, to predict terrorists» future moves, and finally, to prevent and
detect potential terrorist behaviors.
The
activities are clearly aligned with both the prompting and making levels
of the model, in which students are challenged first to «observe
detect patterns, create associations or make inferences» (Hammond & Manfra, 2009, p. 164) and then transfer their understanding and skill through the development
of a tangible product.
Digitisation also opens up new possibilities for researching the
activities of readers
of literary texts, allowing us to
detect patterns and trends in their behaviour, and to understand how they relate to others within their social networks.