ESCAPING NEWTONIAN MECHANICS: PHILOSOPHY AND
... against Marxist historical materialism, makes a powerful case that no future outcome is inevitable.3 But if this is so, how can social science theories explain and predict? Gordon concludes “The determinants of human behaviour, we now realise, are very complex.” (1991:133) Nevertheless, Gordon concl ...
... against Marxist historical materialism, makes a powerful case that no future outcome is inevitable.3 But if this is so, how can social science theories explain and predict? Gordon concludes “The determinants of human behaviour, we now realise, are very complex.” (1991:133) Nevertheless, Gordon concl ...
Thalamic Activity that Drives Visual Cortical Plasticity
... Readings for the week focus on sprouting, changing receptive fields and cortical remapping What patterns of neuronal activity follow a lesion? How do these changing patterns of activity play a role in plasticity? Specifically, what are the effects of depriving visual input from one eye on the LGN a ...
... Readings for the week focus on sprouting, changing receptive fields and cortical remapping What patterns of neuronal activity follow a lesion? How do these changing patterns of activity play a role in plasticity? Specifically, what are the effects of depriving visual input from one eye on the LGN a ...
Multimodal Virtual Environments: Response Times, Attention, and
... Pressing a button on the stylus as soon as they detected the stimuli Computer generated the stimulation randomly Consisted of six blocks of trails (three with dominant hand, three with the other hand) Each of blocks consisted of 105 single trail, in which each of the seven conditions ...
... Pressing a button on the stylus as soon as they detected the stimuli Computer generated the stimulation randomly Consisted of six blocks of trails (three with dominant hand, three with the other hand) Each of blocks consisted of 105 single trail, in which each of the seven conditions ...
- Wiley Online Library
... vertical changes in eye position, akin to the experimental design used by Alkan et al. (2011). During blocks of externally cued changes in eye position, the fixation cross-hair was shifted in steps either to the left (up) or right (down) relative to the central fixation point of reference in a sequent ...
... vertical changes in eye position, akin to the experimental design used by Alkan et al. (2011). During blocks of externally cued changes in eye position, the fixation cross-hair was shifted in steps either to the left (up) or right (down) relative to the central fixation point of reference in a sequent ...
People, Places and Things: Leveraging Insights from Distributed
... be generated using tools and techniques based on the principles of distributed cognition (Dcog) theory developed by Hutchins (1995a). Significantly, the ethnography highlights how using Dcog theory enabled us to capture these design insights without needing to interrupt or burden the forecasters dur ...
... be generated using tools and techniques based on the principles of distributed cognition (Dcog) theory developed by Hutchins (1995a). Significantly, the ethnography highlights how using Dcog theory enabled us to capture these design insights without needing to interrupt or burden the forecasters dur ...
1. auriculopalpebral nerve block in cattle
... Anatomy: The eyelids are innervated by the auriculopalpebral nerve. The nerve is a motor branch of the facial nerve supplying to the orbicularis occuli muscle of the eye lid and therefore, the block produces akinesia only. The nerve runs from the base of the ear along the facial crest, past and vent ...
... Anatomy: The eyelids are innervated by the auriculopalpebral nerve. The nerve is a motor branch of the facial nerve supplying to the orbicularis occuli muscle of the eye lid and therefore, the block produces akinesia only. The nerve runs from the base of the ear along the facial crest, past and vent ...
Decision Theory, Philosophical Perspectives
... ‘maximax’ strategy i.e. maximizing the maximum payoff, we should buy the ticket. Both of these strategies are flawed because they don’t take into account the probability of each outcome. Pascal’s key insight was that the decision should be based on the size of each payoff weighted by the probability ...
... ‘maximax’ strategy i.e. maximizing the maximum payoff, we should buy the ticket. Both of these strategies are flawed because they don’t take into account the probability of each outcome. Pascal’s key insight was that the decision should be based on the size of each payoff weighted by the probability ...
A Brain-Based Approach to Teaching
... exposed to similar things before; so what we remember from the past has a lot to do with what we can learn in the future. If a new concept is immediately misunderstood, it will trigger some anxiety, reducing the brain’s ability to process the information due to increased secretion of certain brain c ...
... exposed to similar things before; so what we remember from the past has a lot to do with what we can learn in the future. If a new concept is immediately misunderstood, it will trigger some anxiety, reducing the brain’s ability to process the information due to increased secretion of certain brain c ...
Stereopsis and Refra..
... Measurement in Infants and Toddlers • Camera and a flash source that take a photograph of the flashed light as it returns from its passage through the optical system. • Based on the position and amount of crescentshaped light reflected from the subject’s pupil, refractive error can be determined. ...
... Measurement in Infants and Toddlers • Camera and a flash source that take a photograph of the flashed light as it returns from its passage through the optical system. • Based on the position and amount of crescentshaped light reflected from the subject’s pupil, refractive error can be determined. ...
critical thinking for child welfare practitioners
... Information is available from multiple (often conflicting) sources, or is difficult to find. It can be filled with crucial gaps, and important new information that may come to light after decisions have been made. It is only possible to make decisions according to current understandings of available ...
... Information is available from multiple (often conflicting) sources, or is difficult to find. It can be filled with crucial gaps, and important new information that may come to light after decisions have been made. It is only possible to make decisions according to current understandings of available ...
b. choroid coat
... All of the following statements are true of rods except: a. they are used in dim light. b. they contain a pigment called rhodopsin. ...
... All of the following statements are true of rods except: a. they are used in dim light. b. they contain a pigment called rhodopsin. ...
Dialectic Information Systems - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
... Let us now study information systems from the systems science point of view, in which they consist of an open, evolutive, dynamic, reticular, conceptual system which is at the same time pragmatic and highly complex since it is made up of subsystems and sub-subsystems of sub-systems of ever increasin ...
... Let us now study information systems from the systems science point of view, in which they consist of an open, evolutive, dynamic, reticular, conceptual system which is at the same time pragmatic and highly complex since it is made up of subsystems and sub-subsystems of sub-systems of ever increasin ...
ADOPTION OF GEOSPATIAL SYSTEMS TOWARDS EVOLVING
... cover mapping and monitoring, rangeland mapping, disaster allocation and snow & glacier studies. The information generated by large number of projects have been used by various departments, industries and others for different purposes like development planning, monitoring, conservation etc. 2.1 Land ...
... cover mapping and monitoring, rangeland mapping, disaster allocation and snow & glacier studies. The information generated by large number of projects have been used by various departments, industries and others for different purposes like development planning, monitoring, conservation etc. 2.1 Land ...
full abstracts in word format
... our ability to see. Its main function is to receive and transmit images to the brain. These are the three main types of cells in the eye that help perform this function: Rods, Cones and Ganglion Cells. The information received by the rods and cones are transmitted to the nearly 1 million ganglion ce ...
... our ability to see. Its main function is to receive and transmit images to the brain. These are the three main types of cells in the eye that help perform this function: Rods, Cones and Ganglion Cells. The information received by the rods and cones are transmitted to the nearly 1 million ganglion ce ...
Brain calculus: neural integration and persistent activity
... David A. McCormick Tank and colleagues make in vivo intracellular recordings from neurons in a ‘neural integrator’ of the goldfish involved in maintaining eye position. In this circuit, ‘working’ memory may be the result of persistent changes in the state of the local network. The brain must keep tr ...
... David A. McCormick Tank and colleagues make in vivo intracellular recordings from neurons in a ‘neural integrator’ of the goldfish involved in maintaining eye position. In this circuit, ‘working’ memory may be the result of persistent changes in the state of the local network. The brain must keep tr ...
Data Collection Instruments
... After the researcher has defined his problem and purpose of the study, stated his hypotheses or research questions and has determined his sample, the next logical steps in the research process involve the choice of the method for collecting data and for selecting and developing a tool which he will ...
... After the researcher has defined his problem and purpose of the study, stated his hypotheses or research questions and has determined his sample, the next logical steps in the research process involve the choice of the method for collecting data and for selecting and developing a tool which he will ...
Studies of the Role of the Paramedian Pontine Reticular Formation
... cells was within 5° of either the horizontal or vertical axes; the best direction of 13 of the 18 cells was within 10°; and the best direction of 17 of the 18 cells was within 20° of horizontal or vertical axes. The best direction of one cell was 50°. These results are in good agreement with two des ...
... cells was within 5° of either the horizontal or vertical axes; the best direction of 13 of the 18 cells was within 10°; and the best direction of 17 of the 18 cells was within 20° of horizontal or vertical axes. The best direction of one cell was 50°. These results are in good agreement with two des ...
formalin perfusion for correlative light- and
... as well as to pressure effects during biopsy (see Cammermeyer, 1962). It is somewhat surprising that although similar cells have been described from electron microscopy with standard methods of fixation (e.g. Gray, 1961 a), they have never been described after formalin fixation by perfusion or immer ...
... as well as to pressure effects during biopsy (see Cammermeyer, 1962). It is somewhat surprising that although similar cells have been described from electron microscopy with standard methods of fixation (e.g. Gray, 1961 a), they have never been described after formalin fixation by perfusion or immer ...
neural basis of deciding, choosing and acting
... processing supplemented by top-down knowledge12. In monkeys performing visual search for a target defined by a combination of colour and shape (conjunction feature search), two top-down influences on gaze behaviour and the neural selection process have been observed23. First, an influence of visual ...
... processing supplemented by top-down knowledge12. In monkeys performing visual search for a target defined by a combination of colour and shape (conjunction feature search), two top-down influences on gaze behaviour and the neural selection process have been observed23. First, an influence of visual ...
JOINT POLICY STATEMENT Vision Screening for Infants and Children
... Astigmatism (imperfect curvature of the front surfaces of the eye) also requires corrective lenses if it produces blurred vision or discomfort. Uncorrected refractive errors can cause amblyopia, particularly if they are severe or are different between the two eyes. In addition to detecting vision pr ...
... Astigmatism (imperfect curvature of the front surfaces of the eye) also requires corrective lenses if it produces blurred vision or discomfort. Uncorrected refractive errors can cause amblyopia, particularly if they are severe or are different between the two eyes. In addition to detecting vision pr ...
The Synergy between Bioinformatics and Cognitive Informatics
... biological databases turns out to be a very important problem in computational biology. Of course, in biological applications the various occurrences of a pattern in the given sequence may not be exact and hence it is important to be able to discover motifs even in the presence of small errors. Vari ...
... biological databases turns out to be a very important problem in computational biology. Of course, in biological applications the various occurrences of a pattern in the given sequence may not be exact and hence it is important to be able to discover motifs even in the presence of small errors. Vari ...
Open access
... Nature invented an acute mobile eye and a big spark toward intelligence flared in the evolutive night. Indeed experts believe [1] [2] that the ability to carry out survival related task in a dynamical environment, with the help of an acute vision system, is a fundamental issue in the development of t ...
... Nature invented an acute mobile eye and a big spark toward intelligence flared in the evolutive night. Indeed experts believe [1] [2] that the ability to carry out survival related task in a dynamical environment, with the help of an acute vision system, is a fundamental issue in the development of t ...
Part 1
... • Medial fibers of the optic nerve decussate at the optic chiasm • Most fibers of the optic tracts continue to the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus • Other optic tract fibers end in ...
... • Medial fibers of the optic nerve decussate at the optic chiasm • Most fibers of the optic tracts continue to the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus • Other optic tract fibers end in ...
Data Mining Analytics
... attribute values that occur with a minimum level of frequency (support) and certainty (confidence) – Scalable algorithms can find all such rules in linear time under certain conditions of data sparseness – Rules are not statements about causal effects amongst attributes, but can still provide useful ...
... attribute values that occur with a minimum level of frequency (support) and certainty (confidence) – Scalable algorithms can find all such rules in linear time under certain conditions of data sparseness – Rules are not statements about causal effects amongst attributes, but can still provide useful ...
Transcripts/2_25 2
... A block diagram of the major structures that project to the brain [S42] a. Eye movements involve quite a few different areas of the brain. Hence, they are susceptible to damage of those areas of the brain. b. Saccadic eye movements are no exception. c. The brainstem saccade generator is the pre-moto ...
... A block diagram of the major structures that project to the brain [S42] a. Eye movements involve quite a few different areas of the brain. Hence, they are susceptible to damage of those areas of the brain. b. Saccadic eye movements are no exception. c. The brainstem saccade generator is the pre-moto ...