The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of two different bar diameters on neuromuscular activation and strength. The bar diameters used reflected a standard Olympic bar (28 mm (1.1 inch); THIN) and a larger fat bar (51 mm [2 inch]; THICK). Eighteen healthy men (age 25.06 1 years) were assessed for their maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) during a unilateral isometric bench press...

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One of the main limitations of scalability in body-brain evolution systems is the representation chosen for encoding creatures. This paper defines a class of representations called generative representations, which are identified by their ability to reuse elements of the genotype in the translation to the phenotype. This paper presents an example of a generative representation for the concurren...

In this Comment, we contrast different conceptions of mind wandering that were presented in two recent theoretical reviews: Smallwood and Schooler’s (2006) The Restless Mind and Watkins’s (2008) Constructive and Unconstructive Repetitive Thought. We also introduce a new perspective on the role of executive control in mind wandering by integrating empirical evidence presented in Smallwood and Sc...

The debate in the Lords on the Hospital Service, held on April 26th roved over a wide field but the mental health service had its full share of attention. Lord Stonham, who had initiated the debate, referred to the "disastrous speech" made by the Minister at the Annual Conference ?f the National Association for Mental Health and the forecast that in fifteen years only half the present number of...

The exhibit installation “Virtual Gutenberg’s Printing Press” helps people to understand the Gutenberg’s invention using State-of-the-Art augmented reality technology. The functionality of the Gutenberg’s printing press is shown in a user-friendly way, with presentation technology completely hidden from visitor experience and using real objects as user interface. Visitors can simulate the book ...

Neuronal adaptation as well as interdischarge interval correlations have been shown to be functionally important properties of physiological neu-rons. We explore the dynamics of a modified leaky integrate-and-fire (LIF) neuron, referred to as the LIF with threshold fatigue, and show that it reproduces these properties. In this model, the postdischarge threshold reset depends on the preceding se...