We describe the model of the hippocampus consisting of interactive oscillators with input from the entorhinal cortex (modulating the main information flow by a theta rhythm) and the septum (a theta rhythm generator). When interconnections between oscillators are allowed to strengthen in an adaptive way, the network can be trained using a series of lessons. This results in a connection matrix th...

Perception of temporal patterns is fundamental to normal hearing, speech, motor control, and music. Certain types of pattern understanding are unique to humans, such as musical rhythm. Although human responses to musical rhythm are universal, there is much we do not understand about how rhythm is processed in the brain. Here, I consider findings from research into basic timing mechanisms and mo...

The neuropeptide, red pigment concentrating hormone (RPCH), strengthened the inhibitory synapse from the lateral pyloric (LP) neuron to the pyloric dilator (PD) neurons in the pyloric network of the stomatogastric ganglion (STG) of the lobster, Homarus americanus. RPCH produced several-fold increases in the amplitude of both action potential-mediated and non-impulse-mediated transmission that p...

This research explores the performance of the iRobot Create machine for optimizing object relocation in an outer space environment. It is an ultimate goal to have it become a symbol of innovation for robots that are sent into outer space. Functioning as a tool-bot, and an active assistant, this robot aims to assist in small duties and respond to commands. With its arm and color blob recognition...

Data-management applications are focused around so-called CRUD actions that create, read, update, and delete data from persistent storage. These operations are the building blocks for numerous applications, for example dynamic websites where users create accounts, store and update information, and receive customized views based on their stored data. Typically, the application’s data is required...

Co-operative ground / aerial vehicle pairs can potentially be utilised for search and retrieve applications in disaster scenarios. A simplified setup has been implemented using an iRobot Create platform, coloured retrieval targets and a roof-mounted camera for localisation. This paper outlines the design of the entire system, with particular emphasis on perception, navigation, guidance and cont...

This paper describes the initial results of our research within the context of Serenoa project, where we have developed the first version of an authoring tool, which has been developed as a plugin for the widely used Eclipse IDE in the industry and academia. This authoring tool supports all the CRUD (Create, Retrieve, Update, and Delete) operations for the adaptation rules and front-end UIs dev...

Organizational knowledge resources typically exist in specialized pockets scattered across the firm. As distributed knowledge systems, firms’ capacity to manage their knowledge resources is linked with their ability to integrate these pockets of specialized knowledge. Firms are increasingly depending on teams to strategically consolidate their dispersed knowledge into productive outcomes. Teams...

results linear mixed model analyses showed that athletes slept on average 43 minutes longer when they slept during usual (night) times than during abnormal (day) times. in general, sleep duration decreased during the race with on average 18 minutes per period. conclusions this pilot study shows that, even under extreme violation of sleep hygiene rules, there still is an apparent effect of circa...

Objective: Survival-to-discharge rates following in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) patients remain significantly low. The use of initial documented cardiac rhythm as predictor of Survival-to-discharge is still unclear. This study aimed to assess whether the initial documented rhythm can be used as a predictor of survival-to-discharge following IHCA in an emergency department of the tertiary car...