Natural Impulses

Mathematical Model of the Impulses Transformation Processes in Natural Neurons for Biologically Inspired Control Systems Development

One of the trends in the development of control systems for autonomous mobile robots is the approach of using neural networks with biologically plausible architecture. Formal neurons do not take into account some important properties of a biological neuron, which are necessary for this task. Namely a consideration of the dynamics of data changing in neural networks; difficulties in describing t...

Amplitude discriminator for biological impulses.

A simple amplitude discriminator with two ways of triggering DC-level monitoring is described. This system is based on easily available inexpensive integrated circuits.

Mindful Attention Prevents Mindless Impulses

Three studies illustrate that mindful attention prevents impulses toward attractive food. Participants received a brief mindfulness procedure in which they observed their reactions to external stimuli as transient mental events rather than subjectively real experiences. Participants then applied this procedure to viewing pictures of highly attractive and neutral food items. Finally, reactions t...

Simulating Inextensible Cloth Using Impulses

Computer simulation of cloth is often plagued by springs being over-stretched. The evaluation of impulses to prevent over-stretching is explained step-by-step. Our impulse approach controls the length of springs by a nonlinear system and then a novel linearization of it into a symmetric positive definite system. The cloth/solid collision handling is integrated into the linearized system seamles...

Morbid Impulses from the Medico-Legal Standpoint