"A technique called 'mind captioning' generates descriptive sentences of what a person is seeing or picturing in their mind using scans of their brain activity. It is based on artificial intelligence models trained on the text captions of thousands of videos, and brain scans of people watching them. The technique could help those with language difficulties to communicate better, says computational neuroscientist Alex Huth."
"Chinese scientists now lead more than half of all joint research projects with the United Kingdom, and are set to lead an equal number of those with Europe and the United States in the next few years. Chinese leaders are becoming particularly prominent in fields such as physics and engineering, but the country needs to strengthen its leadership capabilities in disruptive basic research, "as Nobel-level original breakthroughs remain rare", says physicist Hongjua Xiang."
"Researchers have determined that spiny-tailed iguanas ( Ctenosaura pectinata) weren't introduced to Clarion Island, Mexico, by humans. By studying the DNA in the mitochondria of several iguanas on the island, the team determined that the small population is genetically distinct from iguanas found on the mainland and probably split off from their counterparts around 426,000 years ago, possibly after rafting to the island."
A technique called 'mind captioning' generates descriptive sentences of what a person is seeing or picturing by analysing scans of brain activity, using AI models trained on thousands of video captions and corresponding brain scans. The approach could improve communication for people with language difficulties but creates mental-privacy risks as researchers approach methods able to reveal intimate thoughts. Chinese researchers now lead over half of joint projects with the United Kingdom and are poised to match leadership with Europe and the United States, showing strength in physics and engineering but fewer Nobel-level breakthroughs. Genetic analysis shows Clarion Island's spiny-tailed iguanas split from mainland populations about 426,000 years ago, indicating natural colonization.
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