Gabriel A. SilvaUsing Quantum Computing to Infer Behaviors of Biological and Artificial Neural NetworksImage credit: Getty6 min read·Mar 31, 2024--1--1
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…5 min read·Jan 28, 2024--2--2
Gabriel A. SilvaQuestions About the Brain and Neural Dynamics Should be a Priority for Quantum ComputingImage credit: Getty13 min read·Dec 30, 2023--3--3
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…4 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Nov 29, 2023--4--4
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…6 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Jul 10, 2023----
Gabriel A. SilvaAn Introduction to Nanotechnology and Its Applications to MedicineNanotechnology and nanoengineering are producing significant scientific and technological advances in diverse fields including medicine and…·7 min read·Jul 10, 2023----
Gabriel A. SilvaVery well written and informative article. I greatly enjoyed it. Congratulations.Here's another (not so) future direction that while nascent I would argue we are starting to see some real connections: The relevant…1 min read·Jul 10, 2023----
Gabriel A. SilvaCanadian Wildfires Are Affecting Millions — How Exposure To Wildfire Smoke Affects Your BrainThe National Weather Service issued warnings on Wednesday to over 80 million Americans across the Midwest, Northeast and Appalachian…5 min read·Jul 5, 2023----