Cognitive Science

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A cross-sectional study of explainable machine learning in Alzheimer’s disease: diagnostic classification using MR radiomic features

IntroductionAlzheimer’s disease (AD) even nowadays remains a complex neurodegenerative disease and its diagnosis relies mainly on cognitive tests which have many limitations. On the other hand, qualitative imaging will not provide an early diagnosis because the radiologist will perceive brain atrophy on a late disease stage. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to […]

Published on June 7, 2023

Unlocking the Gut-Brain Connection: How Microbes Impact Cognitive Function

Imagine your gut as a bustling city, where a diverse community of microbes interacts with the local infrastructure to influence your brain. In a recent study, researchers explored the role of the gut-brain axis in cognitive impairments, specifically Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). By investigating the composition of gut microbiota, intestinal barrier […]

Published on June 7, 2023

Cracking the Code: Analyzing the Efficiency of Hierarchical Temporal Memory

‘Tis a grand endeavor, dear reader! In this marvelous study, we delve into the depths of Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM), an unsupervised algorithm that mimics the awe-inspiring neuron activity in our very own brain. Ah, but the Spatial Pooler (SP) steals the show, encoding binary input into sparse distributed representations. Our mission? To examine the […]

Published on June 7, 2023