Price is
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a leading developer of intelligent autonomous
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-of-the-art
"intelligent agents" provide human-like reasoning in software to automate
complex tasks
, simplify human-system interaction, and simulate human-like
behavior for military and civilian applications
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psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology have
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Kandel's remarks came
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webzine of the New York Academy of Sciences, about
his new memoir, In Search
of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind (Norton, March 2006)
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Arbor, Michigan-based venture consulting firm, where he provides business-
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2000 Nobel Prize for his
work on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons, explained
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his autobiography is not a "political commentary.neuroscientist serendip
Price to its board of directors."
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of the University of Michigan, Soar
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"There's very little funding, there's political censorship about what one
does and how one speaks
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A tech entrepreneur by background, Price also teaches
entrepreneurial studies
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Ross School of Business, where he also serves
on the boards of the Zell Lurie
Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Wolverine Venture Fund
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"With his entrepreneurial background and his experience helping tech
companies navigate rapid
growth, we felt Jim Price would be an ideal addition
to our board," commented Jim Rosbe, SoarTech
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painful era in
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, Soar
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is extremely concerned about the future of this
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The restrictions are particularly difficult because "the country is
training the next generation
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forthcoming, we cannot assure their future or the American
leadership in
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at Columbia University, was denied NIH funding
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We felt we could benefit from
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, Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel has compared
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