Professor Tipu Aziz Recipient of Britain’s Highest Neurosurgery Honor
April 1, 2019Professor Tipu Aziz from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has been awarded the Medal of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) for his lifetime achievement in neurosurgery. From L-R: Professor Peter Hutchinson, Professor Tipu Aziz, Professor John...
The Fundamental Code Unit of the Brain: Towards a New Model for Cognitive Geometry
February 18, 2019This paper discusses the problems arising from the multidisciplinary nature of cognitive research and the need to conceptually unify insights from multiple fields into the phenomena that drive cognition. Specifically, the Fundamental Code Unit (FCU) is proposed as a means...
Newton Howard at TEDx – The Human Brain
July 27, 2018The evolution of humanity is based on the evolution of the human brain. What are the next steps in our evolutionary process and what is the role that technology will play? Dr. Howard leads the Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience in...
Brain Implants Are Happening
February 13, 2018A number of startups have recently chosen to leap into a market that many would consider science fiction, developing implantable systems that are able to listen to, interpret and speak with individual neurons within the brain. Their research is guided...
Brain Implants Are Happening – Are You Ready for Yours?
January 13, 2018Brain implants or other types of neural links, such as brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) between the brain, the internet, and the cloud, are quickly entering the realm of science rather than science fiction. The Defense Advanced Research Agency is ready to...
Researchers Take Major Step Forward in Artificial Intelligence
June 2, 2017The long-standing dream of using artificial intelligence (AI) to build an artificial brain has taken a significant step forward, as a team led by Professor Newton Howard from the University of Oxford has successfully prototyped a nanoscale, AI-powered, artificial brain...