BACKGROUND CPANNatNIC is software for development of counter-propagation artificial neural network models. Besides the interface for training of a new neural network it also provides an interface for visualisation of the results which was developed to aid in interpretation of the results and to use the program as a tool for read-across. RESULTS The work presents the details of the program's i...

This article analyzes and discusses problems related to the design of a force-feedback assistance service (FAS) for human-computer interfaces. FAS is a service which can be applied to human-computer interfaces which utilize a force-feedback pointing device, which guides the user’s hand in order to facilitate direct manipulation tasks: point, select, move and resize. The FAS uses artificial neur...

The Parallel Circuit SIMulator (PCSIM) is a software package for simulation of neural circuits. It is primarily designed for distributed simulation of large scale networks of spiking point neurons. Although its computational core is written in C++, PCSIM's primary interface is implemented in the Python programming language, which is a powerful programming environment and allows the user to easi...

In this paper it is presented a framework environment for neural network simulation through the development of e-Services running on the EGEE Grid infrastructure. Parallel computing and distribution of jobs can be synchronized by the e-Service through a web interface. This interface provides an easy to use environment and can be requested over the internet. This simulation tool is based on a ne...

Numerous clinical and research applications necessitate the ability to interface with peripheral nerve fibers to read and control relevant neural pathways. Visceral organ modulation and rehabilitative prosthesis are two areas which could benefit greatly from improved neural interfacing approaches. Therapeutic neural interfacing, or 'bioelectronic medicine', has potential to affect a broad range...

We report on the development of a microtube electrode array as a neural interface device. To combine the desired properties for the neural interface device, such as low invasiveness with a small needle and a good signal-to-noise ratio in neural recordings, we applied the structure of a glass pipette electrode to each microtube electrode. The device was fabricated as sub-5-microm-diameter out-of...

Isolation and expansion of self-renewing neural cells ex vivo are required for neural tissue repair in regenerative medicine. Neurogenesis occurs in restricted areas of postnatal mammalian brain including dentate gyrus and subventricular zone. We developed a simple method to entrap migrating neural cells (potential neuroprogenitors) from postnatal hippocampal organotypic cultures in three-dimen...