To efficiently drive many behaviors, sensory systems have to integrate the activity of large neuronal populations within a limited time window. These populations need to rapidly achieve a robust representation of the input image, probably through canonical computations such as divisive normalization. However, little is known about the dynamics of the corticocortical interactions implementing th...

The question is addressed whether it makes sense to speak of a logic of law. It is shown that what counts as valid inference depends to a large extent on context-dependent choices. This suggests that our question has a simple answer, namely that a logic of law can exist. After noticing that one logic can serve as the background of another, it is explicated that a more subtle answer can be given...

We give an output-sensitive algorithm for computing the visibility map of a set of n constant-complexity convex fat polyhedra or curved objects in 3-space. Our algorithm runs in O((n + k) polylog n) time, where k is the combinatorial complexity of the visibility map. This is the first algorithm for computing the visibility map of fat objects that does not require a depth order on the objects an...

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Three experiments demonstrate how the processing of negations is contingent on the evaluation context in which the negative information is presented. In addition, the strategy used to process the negations induced different affective reactions toward the stimuli, leading to inconsistency of preference. Participants were presented with stimuli described by either stating the presence of positive...

This paper responds to calls for pragmatic context-dependent crosscultural scholarship. Specifically, with regard to global organisations, we attempt to reconcile the imbalance between global and local concerns by proposing a framework that merges a new understanding of culture with a classical leadership approach. The objective is to achieve more effective crosscultural practice. The article m...

Starting from the assumption that NPs of all kinds can be anaphoric on antecedents in the linguistic context, we work towards a general theory of context-dependent NP meaning. Two complicating factors are that the relation between anaphors and antecedents is by no means unrestricted and that often there is a partial match between anaphor and antecedent. We argue that the presuppositions-as-anap...

The ageing population as well as the tight labor market put pressure on future health care. In this article, we explore the role of monitoring systems in health care. By incorporating principles of Value-Sensitive Design in a Human Centered Design process we developed a system for remote monitoring at night in dementia care. The performance of the working system was evaluated in the real-life c...

In this position paper we discuss information systems access in a mobile context-dependent user environment, characterized by multiple information sources, in particular w.r.t. the relationships between context and multiple sources.