Brain-inspired algorithm helps AI systems multitask and remember

Neuroscience lab improves computational model used for self-driving cars, image recognition Behind most of today’s artificial intelligence technologies, from self-driving cars to facial recognition and virtual assistants, lie artificial neural networks. Though based...

AI studies reveal the inner workings of short-term memory

Research shows how memory uses brain circuits, depending on complexity of task Research by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows that short-term or “working” memory uses networks of neurons in different ways depending on the complexity of the task at...

Immunoengineering drives interdisciplinary research for better health

At the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME), researchers are revolutionizing new approaches to improve human health. Much of the power of immunoengineering, one of UChicago PME’s research themes, lies in cross-disciplinary...

New x-ray technology captures proteins in motion

Researchers at UChicago, Argonne, and Harvard perfected a new technique for creating experimental movies of proteins in action. February 26, 2025 Scientists have made enormous advances in understanding the structures of proteins over the past several decades. Imaging...
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