Is: Divergent Evolutionary Systems, may have convergent features if there is a common ancestor, true?

There is the implied assumption that divergent evolutionary traditions eliminate convergent features. I am of the opinion that despite divergent traditions, some features may converge if there is...

10 November 2015 6,711 3 View

How do we measure Awareness

Given the eventual emulation of the whole brain, How will we be able to test it's awareness to prove that it is a perfect emulation? Evidence seems to suggest that the human brain kludges this...

05 June 2015 6,076 1 View

Is Neuronal Workspace Theory Correct? Or Is There Another Way The Workspace Could Work?

In Computing there is often two different ways that a process can be executed, Pre-emptive Selection, or Lazy Selection. In Pre-emptive Selection something is known about the process before...

03 April 2015 1,360 6 View

Is Will free, or does freedom exist without the presence of a Force of Will?

Since Libett's work, there are many people who have questioned the idea of free will, since the fact that much of the work done before a decision is preconscious and consciousness only seems to...

10 November 2014 6,076 16 View

Is the thalamus REALY the CPU of the Brain?

In a recent article, Yingxu Wang asserted that in a previous article he had determined that the thalamus was the CPU of the brain. I have heard in other articles and books that no CPU can be found...

10 November 2014 3,273 39 View

Is the Optical Lobe of the mollusk what later became the Optic tectum of vertebrates?

In comparative neuro-anatomy there are evolutionary links between mollusks and vertebrates. Noting the relative position in the brain of the Mollusk Optical lobes, could they have evolved into the...

08 September 2014 8,969 4 View

Given a coherent monochrome lightsource, will phase affect the number of photons detectable?

The idea that light is both a wave and a particle (duality) is interesting, As a potential theory, what about the idea that light is a phase change from field to photon that is dependent on the...

03 April 2014 5,782 5 View

Is Language Use based mostly on inner trains of thought?

The Supramarginal Gyrus, is associated with inner trains of thought, and with language formation. The superior parietal Lobule with external trains of thought, and somatosensory processing. This...

10 November 2013 5,165 3 View

Is the inferior parietal lobule really two separate workspace like hubs, the angular gyrus, and the supramarginal gyrus?

After reading a recent (2011) article on cooperation of the default mode network, and the frontal-parietal network in internal trains of thought, it became obvious to me that there were two...

09 October 2013 3,744 6 View

Is the human brain like a computer, if so, in how many ways and why is it different?

Computers were originally designed around a brain model, and at one time were called electronic brains. Since then there has been some discussion as to whether they resemble brains or not. Today...

08 September 2013 2,347 76 View

What are some of the research gaps in machine learning and artificial intelligence in africa?

i would to know some of the research gaps in the artificial intelligence field in most african countries.

03 March 2021 6,145 3 View

Is there any Machine Learning/AI algorithm that lets you predict with incomplete features without missing value imputation process?

For instance, the model is trained with A,B,C,D,E features to predict F target. Then, I want to make prediction on a new data, but with only A,C,D,E is known without doing missing value imputation...

28 February 2021 1,556 6 View

What are the important topics in the field of Artificial Intelligence in Business world?

Dear All, I am doing my MS in Electronic Businesses. And I am interested in the AI field and its applications for businesses, its benefits, impacts, etc. What kind of scientific research dominate...

26 February 2021 8,816 6 View

Suggest me some trending topics for phd research in text mining/AI/machine learning?

My master's research is in info retrieval and text mining. I would be grateful if you could help me to select a good topic for my phd research proposal.

24 February 2021 393 14 View

How can we improve AI in detecting fraudulent activities on digital payments?

I am conducting a study on the effectiveness of AI towards detecting and averting digital payment fraud. What are the popular AI techniques being adopted in mitigating digital fraud and how could...

21 February 2021 3,888 4 View

Can anyone suggest a topic for the Impact of AI and ML in the financial institutions?

I am currently doing my Master Thesis in FinTech and I am thinking of doing my project on the impact of AI and ML on the financial industry but as the impact of these technologies on the industry...

21 February 2021 7,128 3 View

Why at farmer level Cow/Buffalo are not done artificial insemination just after 2 month for yearly calving?

Physiologically in cow, oestrous heat again goes on the peak after 2 months but locally this is not observed and AI is after two months but done after at least 6 months.

17 February 2021 685 4 View

What is/are the best ML classifier(s) for Sentinel2 images?

Hi I am trying to segment a sentinel2 image. At this stage, I want to run a binary classifier that assigns each pixel to either farm or non-farm pixel. For this purpose, I have 4 10m bands...

15 February 2021 3,596 9 View

What are the popular techniques for pre-processing measurement data in Smart Grid/Power System?

The data collected from various measurement devices often contains erroneous values - such as noise, missing values, etc. What are the popular techniques for pre-processing measurement data in...

14 February 2021 4,642 2 View

How to convert isotrophic Deriche filter into anistrophic?

12 February 2021 5,889 6 View