A Matter of (Pitch) Perception
A study of San Diego-area kindergarten students reveals that singing to pitch has no relation to academic achievement.
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Unexpected Impact: Concussion Derails Football Dreams, Experts Help Ignite Hurdles Talent
A traumatic brain injury ended Caden Taffe’s ability to play football, yet he has channeled his talents into running hurdles.
State-of-the-Art Brain Recordings Reveal How Neurons Resonate
Researchers at UC San Diego have shed new light on how the brain processes and synthesizes information. Findings help solve a longstanding mystery in neuroscience.
Bridging the Gaps
“I don’t think only about specific diseases or disorders, but also about how new technologies can promote or undermine health or mental health,” says Cinnamon Bloss, who holds positions at the UC San Diego including tenured professor and associate dean in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, associate director of the Institute for Empathy and Compassion, and Qualcomm Institute affiliate.
Using AI to Enable Better Vision – for Both Humans and Machines
Through a unique and long-standing collaboration, electrical engineers at UC San Diego are embedded in Jacobs Retina Center to partner with ophthalmologists to develop better computer vision, AI, and image processing tools to help physicians diagnose patients faster and more accurately; predict which drugs will be most successful for specific patients; and even aid in the process of developing new therapeutic treatments for retinal diseases.
Precision Oncology via Artificial Intelligence on Cancer Biopsies
An artificial intelligence method to detect biomarkers in tumor biopsies promises to cut weeks and thousands of dollars from cancer detection, extending the benefits of precision oncology to underserved and under-resourced patients.
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