Any robot that moves needs actuators—motors that move parts of the robot around. While robot actuators have been around since the dawn of machines, they have some issues. For one, it is very difficult ...

On theoretical grounds, the architecture of CA3 circuits seems to be well adapted for the rapid storage and retrieval of associative memories. This is thought to require plastic changes in the ...

Nearly all contemporary computational devices are based on a design known as the von Neumann architecture. The Achilles heel of this incredibly successful approach is the separation of computation and ...

A research team has discovered new neural circuits that regulate spatial learning and memory in the brain's hippocampal formation. The team identified novel functional roles of new circuit connections ...

Building a simple 8-bit computer is a great way to understand computing fundamentals, but there’s only so much you can learn by building a system around an existing processor. If you want to learn ...