It is widely assumed that high-level visual processes subserve the attentional blink (AB). Recent evidence from studies of visual masking during the AB that were designed to directly test the contributions of high-level masking effects, however, have failed to provide empirical support for this position. The implication is that low-level visual processes are crucial to the AB. We tested this id...

The segmentation of the airway tree is an important preliminary step for many clinical applications. In this paper we present a method for fully automated extraction of airways from volumetric computed tomography (CT) images based on a self-adapting region growing process. The method consists of 3 main steps. Firstly the histogram of a dataset is analysed. Secondly the trachea is searched and s...

Recently, Webster and MacLin demonstrated a face-distortion after-effect (FDAE) for both upright and inverted faces: adaptation to a distorted face makes a normal face appear distorted in the direction opposite to the adapting direction. Neurophysiological studies (e.g. Experimental Brain Research 65 (1986) 38) show that face-selective neurons in the superior temporal sulcus (STS) are remarkabl...

This report deals with a comparative study of typical methods for determining the fermentative abilities of microorganisms. The aim of the first studies was to select the best method for use with members of the Enterobacteriaceae and other easily cultivable species, using as criteria, rapidity, dependability, and simplicity. Later studies have involved adapting the method to some less easily cu...