Gabriel A. SilvaWhat Is Emergence In Complex Systems — And How Physics Can Explain ItThe concept of ‘emergence’ in complex systems has been the subject of extensive study and is important in the natural and physical…Aug 211Aug 211
Gabriel A. SilvainThe Quantastic JournalExtending Undirected Graph Techniques to Directed Graphs via Category TheoryNetworks naturally arise in many real-world situations. They are ubiquitous across both the natural sciences and engineering…Jul 9Jul 9
Gabriel A. SilvainThe Quantastic JournalAn Attempt at Computable Emergence in Complex SystemsThe interaction of two systems as glueing the two network structures together. From Li et. al. (2024) arXiv:2311.17403Jul 24Jul 24
Gabriel A. SilvaUsing Quantum Computing to Infer Behaviors of Biological and Artificial Neural NetworksImage credit: GettyMar 311Mar 311
Gabriel A. SilvaA New Treatment For Alzheimer’s Improves How Drugs Reach The BrainAlzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that, in advanced stages, devastates memory and cognitive functions. Despite much…Jan 282Jan 282
Gabriel A. SilvaQuestions About the Brain and Neural Dynamics Should be a Priority for Quantum ComputingImage credit: GettyDec 30, 20233Dec 30, 20233
Gabriel A. SilvaDear Startups: The power of AI is not in the technology, but in its use to well-defined problemsWhile my day job in academia is to understand the physiology and algorithms that the brain uses in its computations, some of the work I do…Dec 2, 2023Dec 2, 2023
Gabriel A. SilvaRe-Thinking The ‘When’ And ‘How’ Of Brain DeathIn an article published yesterday in MIT Technology Review, Rachel Nuwer wrote a thought provoking piece exploring the boundaries between…Nov 29, 20234Nov 29, 20234
Gabriel A. SilvaProcyon Photonics — The High School Run Start Up That Could Revolutionize ComputingFounded in 2021, Virginia-based Procyon Photonics is a startup aiming to change the future of computing hardware with its focus on optical…Oct 8, 2023Oct 8, 2023
Gabriel A. SilvaThe Brain Technology Treating Neurological Disorders That Will Benefit From AIDeep brain stimulation is a surgically implantable medical device that selectively electrically stimulates the brain to treat certain types…Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023