Cognitive Science

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A Python Code for Simulating Single Tactile Receptors and the Spiking Responses of Their Afferents

A Python Code for Simulating Single Tactile Receptors and the Spiking Responses of Their Afferents Juan Wu*, Zhiyu Shao, Miao Wu and Zhiyong Cao State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Instrument Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China This work presents a pieces of Python code to rapidly simulate the spiking responses of large […]

Published on April 17, 2019

How Memory Conforms to Brain Development

How Memory Conforms to Brain Development Ana P. Millán, Joaquín J. Torres* and Joaquín Marro Institute “Carlos I” for Theoretical and Computational Physics, University of Granada, Granada, Spain Nature exhibits countless examples of adaptive networks, whose topology evolves constantly coupled with the activity due to its function. The brain is an illustrative example of a […]

Published on April 17, 2019

Blood Pressure Circadian Variation, Cognition and Brain Imaging in 90+ Year-Olds

Blood Pressure Circadian Variation, Cognition and Brain Imaging in 90+ Year-Olds Natalie Bryant2, Maria M. Corrada1,2,3, Dana E. Greenia2, Evan Fletcher4, Baljeet Singh4, Claudia H. Kawas1,2,6 and Mark J. Fisher1 1Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States 2Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, […]

Published on April 17, 2019