Published September, 2010
By Klaus R. Scherer, Tanja Banziger and Etienne Roesch
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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'Affective computing' is a branch of computing concerned with the theory and construction of machines which can detect, respond to, and simulate human emotional states. This book presents an interdisciplinary exploration of this rapidly expanding field, aimed at those in psychology, computational neuroscience, computer science, and AI.

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Published September, 2010
By Karim G. Oweiss
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Summarizes the advances in the field of signal processing theory and techniques for solving various problems in neuroscience. This book gives an overview of the basic principles, theories and methods in statistical signal processing for basic and applied neuroscience problems.

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Published September, 2010
By Akitoshi Hanazawa, Tsutomu Miki, Keiichi Horio and Tsutom Miki
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence
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"Brain-inspired information technology" is one of key concepts for the development of information technology in the next generation. Brain-inspired information technology is aiming to realize such nature-made information processing system by using present computer system or specific hardware.

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Published September, 2010
By Naofumi Nakagawa, Masayuki Nakamichi and Hideki Sugiura
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
Series: Primatology Monographs
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Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) have been studied by primatologists since 1948, and considerable knowledge of the primate has been accumulated to elucidate the adaptation of the species over time and to distinct environments in Japan.

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Published September, 2010
By Harry T. Lawless and Hildegarde Heymann
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Food Science Text Series
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The ?eld of sensory science has grown exponentially since the publication of the p- vious version of this work. Hundreds of articles relevant to sensory testing have appeared in that and in other journals such as the Journal of Sensory Studies.

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Published September, 2010
By Andrew Zimmerman, Susan Connors, Andrew W. Zimmerman and Susan L. Connors
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Novel Approaches into the Origins of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Fetal Physiology Foundation Over the past two decades, autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder that is defined by behavior and was once believed to be rare, became recognized in increasing numbers of children and recently received distinction as an "epidemic" [1].

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Published September, 2010
By Phil Skolnick
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy
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Both metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptors present attractive "druggable" targets in treating disorders of the central nervous system.

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Published September, 2010
By Akhlaq A. Farooqui
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Collectively, neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by chronic and progressive loss of neurons in discrete areas of the brain, producing debilitating symptoms such as dementia, loss of memory, loss of sensory or motor capability, decreased overall quality of life eventually leading to premature death.

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Published September, 2010
By David W. McCandless
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience
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Kernicterus (bilirubin encephalopathy) is a highly interesting example of metabolic encephalopathy. It fills all the characteristics of a metabolic encephalopathy in that it can develop rapidly, produces signature signs and symptoms, and is amenable to successful treatment.

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Published September, 2010
By Philipp Wolfrum
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence
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Covering recent research on cortical signal processing and plasticity, with an emphasis on object recognition, this book focuses on assemblies of neurons and how they can collectively represent information patterns and their dynamic relationships.

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