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How Can AI and the Human Brain Work Together?

Wharton’s Elizabeth (Zab) Johnson and Michael Platt join Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss how AI is being used in neuroscience to better understand the human brain. The conversation covers remarkable research developments in measuring brain activity, replicating speech and mobility, mental health, and more. This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”

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Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested – Now What?

Zab Johnson has a conversation with Stephen J. Dubner on Freakonomics about celebrity branding and what happens when that celebrity does the unthinkable. Listen Here

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Do We Make Better Group Decisions When Our Hearts Synchronize?

Michael Platt and collaborators studied how physiological measures like heart rate synchrony can guide decision-making in groups. Learn More

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Hurricane Maria Changed ‘Rules or the Game’ in Monkey Society

Professor Michael Platt, Harvard Fellow Camille Testard, and Professor Lauren J.N. Brent from the University of Exeter find Hurricane Maria transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of their interpersonal relations. Learn More

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AI on the Mind: Analytics at Wharton’s Neuroscientists Weigh in on AI’s Future with our Brains

Michael Platt and Zab Johnson have a conversation on the present, and future, of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Learn More

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The Leader’s Brain: Enhance Your Leadership, Build Stronger Teams, Make Better Decisions, and Inspire Greater Innovation with Neuroscience

A pioneering neuroscientist, Michael Platt, reveals how brain science can transform how we think about leadership, team-building, decision-making, innovation, marketing, and more. Learn More

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Fertility Rates Are Declining, is Tech to Blame?

Michael Platt and Peter Sterling say the local fertility rate is falling because of broken social bonds and a sense of collective sadness. Learn More

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Recapping the 2023 Wharton Neuroscience Summit

On Friday, November 3, more than 100 attendees from industry and academia gathered on the eighth floor of Huntsman Hall at the Wharton School for the 2023 Wharton Neuroscience Summit, the first since 2019. View the full recap.

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