/channels/taxonomy/term/9773/all en /channels/channels/news/assessing-unintended-consequences-ai-based-neurosurgical-training-350943 <h2><b>Machine learning tutors affect learners in unforeseen ways, both positive and negative </b></h2> <p>Virtual reality simulators can help learners improve their technical skills faster and with no risk to patients. In the field of neurosurgery, they allow medical students to practice complex operations before using a scalpel on a real patient. When combined with artificial intelligence, these tutoring systems can offer tailored feedback like a human instructor, identifying areas where the students need to improve and making suggestions on how to achieve expert performance.</p> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:02:28 +0000 webfull 192860 at /channels /channels/channels/news/tal-arbel-challenges-gender-stereotypes-282903 <p>Tal Arbel - pioneering researcher challenges gender stereotypes, as reported by the <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2017/11/tal-arbel-pioneering-researcher-challenges-gender-stereotypes/">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Reporter</a></p> Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:28:59 +0000 webfull 132898 at /channels /channels/event/seminar-dopamine-volume-transmission-219094 <p style="text-align:center">Joint Seminar Annoucement</p> <p style="text-align:center">Presenting: Dr. Margaret Rice</p> <p style="text-align:center">Professor</p> Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:43:44 +0000 webfull 88643 at /channels /channels/channels/news/purple-day-epilepsy-march-26-259883 <p>Saturday, March 26 is Purple Day, a time to recognize the effect epilepsy has on millions of people around the world. It is estimated that 1 in a 100 people worldwide have epilepsy. Of those, one in three require surgery to prevent a lifetime of seizures.  <a href="http://www.purpleday.org/">Purple Day</a> was created in 2008 by Cassidy Megan, a girl from Nova Scotia, to get people talking about epilepsy in an effort to dispel myths and inform those with seizures that they are not alone.</p> Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:10:41 +0000 webfull 117599 at /channels /channels/news/molecule-shown-repair-damaged-axons-266833 <p>A foray into plant biology led one researcher to discover that a natural molecule can repair axons, the thread-like projections that carry electrical signals between cells. Axonal damage is the major culprit underlying disability in conditions such as spinal cord injury and stroke. </p> Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:26:36 +0000 webfull 126013 at /channels