The Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller (CMAC) is an influential brain-inspired computing model in many relevant fields. Since its inception in the 1970s, the model has been intensively studied and many variants of the prototype, such as KCMAC, MCMAC, and LCMAC, have been proposed. This review article focus on how the CMAC model is gradually developed and refined to meet the demand of fast...

In the forty years since the Society for Neuroscience was founded, our understanding of the biology of memory has progressed dramatically. From a historical perspective, one can discern four distinct periods of growth in neurobiological research during that time. Here I use that chronology to chart a personalized and selective course through forty years of extraordinary advances in our understa...

Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) was described in 1957, and this review gives an account of research forty years later. The etiology remains the main unanswered problem in BEN despite broad investigations conducted into the possible role of genetic factors, environmental agents and immune mechanisms.The evidence accumulated so far indicates that BEN is an environmentally-induced disease. A cont...

BACKGROUND Well-designed and properly executed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) provide the best evidence on the efficacy of healthcare interventions. Mental health has a strong tradition of using trial to evaluate treatments, but the translation of research to clinical practice is not always easy. Even well-conducted trials do not necessarily address the needs of every day care and trials c...

BACKGROUND Tuberculous epididymitis is one of the causes of chronic epididymal lesions. It is difficult to diagnose in the absence of renal involvement. AIM To profile isolated tuberculous epididymitis and to assess our approach in the evaluation of this group of patients. SETTING AND DESIGN Retrospective study done at Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India. METHODS AND MATERIALS...

This short paper is intended to highlight some of the research contributions of Tony Guttmann on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday.