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POPSResearchers can predict which noun a person is visualizing. Models such as this one could also be useful in diagnosing disorders of language or helping students pick up a foreign language. In semantic dementia, for example, people lose the ability to remember the meanings of things - shown a picture of a chihuahua, they can only recall 'dog', for example - but little is known about what exactly goes wrong in the brain. “We could look at what the neural encoding is for this,” says Mitchell.
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POPSIs Tooth Cleaning a Scam? .....And let me be clear that I’m not calling into question the value of brushing and flossing your teeth, or visiting your dentist regularly to check for cavities, as well as other potential problems). But it’s food for thought.
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POPSone of our own has just won! kudos! Digital art defines the contemporary. The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art is dedicated to the propagation of all forms of digital art, new media, digital video art, net art, digital sculpture, interactive multimedia, and the vast panorama of hybrid forms of art and technology that constitute our moment in culture. We are committed to supporting local, international, emerging and established artists through exposure in our gallery. We have an ongoing schedule of exhibits and competitions, produce editions of wide format archival prints, and collaborate in the production of digital artworks in our studio. As well we are involved with curating digital exhibits at institutions and festivals outside of the LACDA gallery schedule.
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POPSThe Future ........ In Us Inspired by Wildcat clip: We Should Take the 'Posthuman' Era Seriously. MARTIN REES : "We are custodians of a 'posthuman' future — here on Earth and perhaps beyond — that can't just be left to writers of science fiction."
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POPSNEW BOOK RELEASE Looks like a very interesting book based on parts written on Luminous Lanscape web site. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/next-level.shtml