A 2D finite-differences time-domain full-wave code is used to simulate the measurements of plasma filaments with fixed frequency O-mode reflectometry. The plasma is modeled by a linear slab plasma plus a Gaussian perturbation propagating in a direction that can vary from poloidal to radial. The plasma background density gradient is chosen in agreement with the steep edge transport barrier of H-...

Mainstream modeling of neuropsychological phenomena has mainly been focused to reproduce their neural substrate whereas sensorymotor contingencies have attracted less attention. In this study we trained artificial embodied neural agents equipped with a pan/tilt camera, provided with different neural and motor capabilities, to solve a well known neuropsychological test: the cancellation task. Re...

background: consequences of cerebral palsy in adulthood can affect physical, psychological capabilities and quality of life. the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life with spasticity and level of motor function in iranian young adults with spastic cerebral palsy who were community dweller. methods: in an analytical cross sectional study, 77 participan...

The new cerebral cortex (neocortex) and the new type of pyramidal neuron are mammalian innovations that have evolved for operating their increasing motor capabilities while essentially using analogous anatomical and neural makeups. The human neocortex starts to develop in 6-week-old embryos with the establishment of a primordial cortical organization, which resembles the primitive cortices of a...

Background: The first year of life is the most important period of an extra uterine brain development requires environmental stimulation for developmental capabilities expression. Mean while, due to the repeated environmental disparity, nursery children are at great risk of developmental delay. Aim: To determine the effect of an evidence-based care package on infant gross motor development. Met...

A goal of sensory coding is to capture features of sensory input that are behaviorally relevant. Therefore, a generic principle of sensory coding should take into account the motor capabilities of an agent. Up to now, unsupervised learning of sensory representations with respect to generic coding principles has been limited to passively received sensory input. Here we propose an algorithm that ...

Children with ADHD show poor motor control. The aim of the present study was to test whether children improved their performances (oculomotor as well posture) after a short visuopostural training period. Two groups (G1 trained and G2 non-trained), each comprising 15 matched in IQ (intelligence quotient), sex, age, participated study. Eye movements postural sway were measured before (T1) (T2) 10...

 Background: Consequences of cerebral palsy in adulthood can affect physical, psychological capabilities and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life with spasticity and level of motor function in Iranian young adults with spastic cerebral palsy who were community dweller. Methods: In an analytical cross sectional study, 77 participa...

We propose the use of motor vocabulary, that express a robot’s specific motor capabilities, for topological mapbuilding and navigation. First, the motor vocabulary is created automatically through an imitation behaviour where the robot learns about its own motor repertoire, by following a tutor and associating its own motion perception to motor words. The learnt motor representation is then use...