Cognitive Science

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Seeing Visual Gamma Oscillations in a New Light

Gamma oscillations have been argued to support visual perception by synchronizing the processing and transfer of information within and across areas of visual cortex. Here, we highlight recent findings implicating the influence of color on visual gamma oscillations and how these observations may relate to local cortical tuning and organization. Read Full Article (External Site) […]

Published on April 24, 2020

An Investigation of the Free Energy Principle for Emotion Recognition

This paper offers a prospectus of what might be achievable in the development of emotional recognition devices. It provides a conceptual overview of the free energy principle; including Markov blankets, active inference, and—in particular—a discussion of selfhood and theory of mind, followed by a brief explanation of how these concepts can explain both neural and […]

Published on April 23, 2020

Topological View of Flows Inside the BOLD Spontaneous Activity of the Human Brain

Spatio-temporal brain activities with variable delay detectable in resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) give rise to highly reproducible structures, termed cortical lag threads, that propagate from one brain region to another. Using a computational topology of data approach, we found that persistent, recurring blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signals in triangulated rs-fMRI videoframes display […]

Published on April 22, 2020