FAU Study Reveals How Movement Boosts Complex Learning
FAU engineering researchers have found that physical movement can dramatically boost complex learning, challenging the long-held view that movement simply follows what the brain has learned.
FAU Researcher Asks: Can AI Understand Space, Time and Pain?
A Florida Atlantic researcher suggests that patterns in language alone may explain more of AI's apparent understanding than previously thought, raising new questions about what these systems actually know.
FAU Lands NIH Grant to Study New Cells That May Repair Nerve Damage
FAU researchers will study newly identified myelin-producing cells for clues to nerve repair and potential new treatments for neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
FAU's Ali A. Danesh Named Distinguished Fellow by Audiology Academy
Ali A. Danesh, Ph.D., has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, recognizing his exemplary contributions and sustained commitment to advancing audiology.
FAU Engineers Prosthetic Hand That Learns, Adapts to Each User
FAU researchers have developed an AI-powered prosthetic system that pairs custom 3D-printed wearable sleeves with soft magnetic sensors, enabling more natural, personalized and reliable hand control.
Out of Darkness, Blind Cavefish Illuminate Brain Evolution
FAU researchers discovered that blind Mexican cavefish have evolved brain circuits that reverse light and dark responses, offering new clues about evolution, sensory processing and neurological disorders.
FAU Study Identifies Immune Pathway to Slow Huntington Disease
FAU researchers found that blocking a key immune pathway reduced brain inflammation, protected neurons and improved movement in a Huntington disease mouse model, revealing a promising therapeutic target.
FAU Study Maps Brain Blueprint of a Fly's Split-Second Great Escape
A new FAU study maps the first neural blueprint behind a fly's lightning-fast escape reflexes, offering new insight into how brains rapidly coordinate movement.
FAU Review: Obesity and Alzheimer's Share Disease Metabolic Pathways
A review from FAU finds increasing evidence that obesity and Alzheimer's disease are biologically linked and share early metabolic disruptions.
FAU Discovery of Tiny Cell 'Tunnels' Could Slow Huntington's Disease
FAU researchers have discovered how the toxic protein behind Huntington's disease spreads between brain cells through tiny tunnels, revealing a promising target to slow or halt disease progression.