Mechanisms, Symbols, and Models Underlying Cognition: First International Work-Conference on the Interplay Between Natural and Artificial Computation, IWINAC 2005, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, June 15-18, 2005, Proceedings, Part I

José Mira Mira (auth.), José Mira, José R. Álvarez (eds.)3540262989, 9783540262985, 3540263195

The two-volume set LNCS 3561 and LNCS 3562 constitute the refereed proceedings of the First International Work-Conference on the Interplay between Natural and Artificial Computation, IWINAC 2005, held in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain in June 2005.

The 118 revised papers presented are thematically divided into two volumes; the first includes all the contributions mainly related with the methodological, conceptual, formal, and experimental developments in the fields of Neurophysiology and cognitive science. The second volume collects the papers related with bioinspired programming strategies and all the contributions related with the computational solutions to engineering problems in different application domains.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages –
On the Use of the Computational Paradigm in Neurophysiology and Cognitive Science….Pages 1-15
Modules, Layers, Hierarchies, and Loops Where Artificial Intelligence Meets Ethology and Neuroscience – In Context of Action Selection….Pages 16-26
A Unified Perspective on Explaining Dynamics by Anticipatory State Properties….Pages 27-37
A Novel Intrinsic Wave Phenomenon in Low Excitable Biological Media….Pages 38-47
Conceptual Idea of Natural Mechanisms of Recognition, Purposeful Thinking and Potential of Its Technical Application….Pages 48-57
Simulation of Orientation Contrast Sensitive Cell Behavior in TiViPE….Pages 58-67
Formulation and Validation of a Method for Classifying Neurons from Multielectrode Recordings….Pages 68-76
Gap-Junctions Promote Synchrony in a Network of Inhibitory Interneurons in the Presence of Heterogeneities and Noise….Pages 77-85
A Conceptual Model of Amphibian’s Tectum Opticum with Probabilistic Coded Outputs….Pages 86-94
Realistic Stimulation Through Advanced Dynamic-Clamp Protocols….Pages 95-105
Interacting Slow and Fast Dynamics in Precise Spiking-Bursting Neurons….Pages 106-115
An Integral Model of Spreading Depression: From Neuron Channels to Field Potentials….Pages 116-122
Separation of Extracellular Spikes: When Wavelet Based Methods Outperform the Principle Component Analysis….Pages 123-132
Structural Statistical Properties of the Connectivity Could Underlie the Difference in Activity Propagation Velocities in Visual and Olfactory Cortices….Pages 133-142
Rules and Roles of Dendritic Spikes in CA1 Pyramidal Cells: A Computational Study….Pages 143-149
Slow Conductances Encode Stimulus History into Spike Shapes….Pages 150-155
Comparison of Plasticity of Self-optimizing Neural Networks and Natural Neural Networks….Pages 156-165
Evaluation of Neuronal Firing Densities via Simulation of a Jump-Diffusion Process….Pages 166-175
Gaussian Processes and Neuronal Modeling….Pages 176-185
On the Moments of Firing Numbers in Diffusion Neuronal Models with Refractoriness….Pages 186-194
Fluctuation Dynamics in Electroencephalogram Time Series….Pages 195-202
Modelling of Dysfunctions in the Neuronal Control of the Lower Urinary Tract….Pages 203-212
Coding Strategies in Early Stages of the Somatosensory System….Pages 213-222
Auditory Nerve Encoding of High-Frequency Spectral Information….Pages 223-232
Multielectrode Analysis of Information Flow Through Cat Primary Visual Cortex….Pages 233-241
Towards Evolutionary DNA Computing….Pages 242-257
A Linear Solution of Subset Sum Problem by Using Membrane Creation….Pages 258-267
A Study of the Robustness of the EGFR Signalling Cascade Using Continuous Membrane Systems….Pages 268-278
A Tool for Implementing and Exploring SBM Models: Universal 1D Invertible Cellular Automata….Pages 279-289
Network of Evolutionary Processors with Splicing Rules….Pages 290-299
Network of Evolutionary Processors with Splicing Rules and Forbidding Context….Pages 300-309
A Multiplexed Current Source Portable Stimulator Architecture for a Visual Cortical Neuroprosthesis….Pages 310-318
An Augmented Reality Visual Prothesis for People Affected by Tunneling Vision….Pages 319-326
Eye Tracking in Coloured Image Scenes Represented by Ambisonic Fields of Musical Instrument Sounds….Pages 327-337
Avoidance Behavior Controlled by a Model of Vertebrate Midbrain Mechanisms….Pages 338-345
Transition Cells and Neural Fields for Navigation and Planning….Pages 346-355
Spatial Navigation Based on Novelty Mediated Autobiographical Memory….Pages 356-365
Vision and Grasping: Humans vs. Robots….Pages 366-375
Evolved Neural Reflex-Oscillators for Walking Machines….Pages 376-385
A Haptic System for the Lucs Haptic Hand I….Pages 386-395
Action-Based Cognition: How Robots with No Sensory System Orient Themselves in an Open Field Box….Pages 396-404
A Robotics Inspired Method of Modeling Accessible Open Space to Help Blind People in the Orientation and Traveling Tasks….Pages 405-415
A Scientific Point of View on Perceptions….Pages 416-426
Reasoning by Assumption: Formalisation and Analysis of Human Reasoning Traces….Pages 427-436
Aligning Reference Terminologies and Knowledge Bases in the Health Care Domain….Pages 437-446
Predicting Mortality in the Intensive Care Using Episodes….Pages 447-458
A Fuzzy Temporal Diagnosis Algorithm and a Hypothesis Discrimination Proposal….Pages 459-468
Spatial Reasoning Based on Rules….Pages 469-480
Key Aspects of the Diagen Conceptual Model for Medical Diagnosis….Pages 481-488
Connectionist Contribution to Building Real-World Ontologies….Pages 489-497
Self Assembling Graphs….Pages 498-507
Knowledge Modeling for the Traffic Sign Recognition Task….Pages 508-517
Interval-Valued Neural Multi-adjoint Logic Programs….Pages 518-527
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