The paper introduces the concept of Rock Model, and based on the analysis of resources in the Rock Model based large virtual instrument depository, the concept of intelligent system whose model and construction are introduced in detail in this paper is employed to realize the automatic assembling of virtual instruments. And the scheme to realize automatic assembling of virtual instruments is di...

An abstract model of self-assembling systems is presented where assembly instructions are written as conformational switches— local rules that specify conformational changes of a component. The self-assembling automaton model is defined as a sequential rule-based machine that operates on one-dimensional strings of symbols. An algorithm is provided for constructing a self-assembling automaton th...

This paper addresses the open problem of assembling multilevelled hierarchical structure. It presents a model of an infinitely-levelled, self-assembling dynamical hierarchy which arises from the interaction of geometric primary elements with a fixed complexity. A formal description of the presented hierarchy is derived. This quantifies the relative compression achieved by describing the system ...

The way the hippocampus processes information and encodes memories in the form of "cell assemblies" is likely determined in part by how its circuits are wired up during development. In this issue, Xu et al. now provide new insight into how neurons arising from a single common precursor migrate to their final destination and form functionally synchronous ensembles.

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