Neuroeconomist Daeyeol Lee discusses his new book and the development of artificial intelligence, asking ‘Will AI ever surpass human intelligence?’
Daeyeol Lee’s new work on the origins and limitations of intelligence
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New research shows babies’ random choices become their preferences
We assume we choose things that we like, but new research from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and faculty member Lisa Feigenson suggests that’s sometimes backward.
New Grant Awarded
Cynthia F. Moss (PI), Noah Cowan, Joseph Katz, Rajat Mittal, and Susanne Sterbing (Co-PIs) were just awarded a new four year NSF grant through the Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience […]
Society for Neuroethology Young Investigator Award
Congratulations to Angeles Salles on receiving the Society for Neuroethology Young Investigator award. The award recognizes emerging researchers who have shown outstanding promise and have made a significant research contribution […]
Birth of Intelligence
Congratulations to Daeyeol Lee on the publication of his book Birth of Intelligence through Oxford University Press.
Firestone Lab Receives NSF Grant
Congratulations to Chaz Firestone (and his lab!) on receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the perception of high-level relations.
What we can’t see can help us find things
Paper authored by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests knowledge of weight, hardness, and slipperiness can guide our attention during visual searches. Study participants found certain objects amid clutter about 20% faster […]
Babies Understand Counting and Quantity Earlier than Believed
Johns Hopkins researchers find that from as young 14 months, babies who hear counting realize that counting indicates quantity. Babies who are years away from being able to say “one,” […]
Hopkins students give advice on how to land a research position on campus
Around 85 percent of students on campus are involved in some kind of research, whether it’s in the natural sciences, social sciences or the humanities. For new freshmen eager to […]
Study sheds light on how older adults may experience brain decline before they realize it
Some older adults without noticeable cognitive problems have a harder time than younger people in separating irrelevant information from what they need to know at a given time, and a […]