Brain Informatics
International Conference, BI 2011, Lanzhou, China, September 7-9, 2011. Proceedings
Published on 27. August 2011
XIV, 334 pages
978-3-642-23605-1 (ISBN)
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Brain Informatics, BI 2011, held in Lanzhou, China, in September 2011.
The 27 revised full papers and 6 keynote talks were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. They are grouped in topcial sections on thinking and perception-centric investigations of
human information processing systems; information technologies for the management, analysis and use
of brain data; cognition-inspired applications. Furthermore, there is a section with 8 papers from the workshop on meta-synthesis and complex systems.
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Content
- Title
- Preface
- Organization
- Table of Contents
- Keynote Talks
- The Global-First Topological Definition of Perceptual Objects, and Its Neural Correlation in Anterior Temporal Lobe
- Combinatorial Fusion Analysis in Brain Informatics: Gender Variation in Facial Attractiveness Judgment
- Introduction
- Brain System
- Informatics
- Brain Informatics
- Information Fusion
- Combinatorial Fusion Analysis
- Multiple Scoring Systems (MSS)
- Rank-Score Characteristic (RSC) Function and Cognitive Diversity
- Examples of CFA Domain Applications
- Facial Attractiveness Judgment
- Neural Decision Making
- Gender Variation in Facial Attractiveness Judgment
- Experimental Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion and Remarks
- Summary
- Further Work
- References
- People's Opinion, People's Nexus, People's Security and Computational Intelligence: The Evolution Continues
- Study of System Intuition by Noetic Science Founded by QIAN Xuesen
- Towards Conversational Artifacts
- Prologue
- Power of Conversation
- Conversational Artifacts
- Immersive WOZ Environment with ICIE
- Learning by Mimicking
- Application to Multi-cultural Knowledge Creation
- References
- Study of System Intuition by Noetic Science Founded by QIAN Xuesen
- Study of Problem Solving Following Herbert Simon
- Thinking and Perception-Centric Investigations of Human Information Processing Systems
- Cognition According to the Ouroboros Model
- Introduction
- Memory Structures
- Principal Architecture, Algorithmic Backbone
- Consumption Analysis
- Learning, Concept Formation
- Problem Solving and Reasoning
- Attention
- Production Systems
- Constraint Satisfaction
- Bayesian Inference
- Parallel versus Serial Accounts
- More General Remarks on Cognition
- Emotions, the Other Side of the Coin
- Discussion
- Against Simplistic Associationism
- The Next Step beyond Rationality and Emotions: Consciousness
- References
- Dynamic Relations between Naming and Acting in Adult Mental Retardation
- Introduction
- Theoretical Background
- Method
- The Task
- The Participants
- Linguistic Markers
- Dependent Variables
- Hypotheses
- Results
- Performance
- Linguistic Markers (cf. Fig. 1)
- Discussion
- The Different Steps of Learning
- Generalization Processes in the External Space
- Conclusion
- References
- The Role of Lateral Inferior Prefrontal Cortex during Information Retrieval
- Introduction
- Method
- Participants and Tasks
- Imaging Scanning and Data Processing
- Results
- Behavioral Performance
- Brain Activities in Tasks
- Activation in Left LIPFC
- Discussions
- Task Analysis
- Role of LIPFC
- Summary
- References
- Dissociations in Limbic Lobe and Sub-lobar Contributions to Memory Encoding and Retrieval of Social Statistical Information
- Introduction
- Methods
- Participants
- Materials and Procedure
- Image Acquisition
- Data Analysis
- Results
- Behavioral Results of the fMRI Study
- fMRI Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Knowledge Representation Meets Simulation to Investigate Memory Problems after Seizures
- Introduction
- Methods
- From Data-Model Comparison to Knowledge Representation
- Leaky Integrate-and-Fire Neuron and Synapse Model
- Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity Models
- Modeling Presynaptic Population Activity
- Quantification of Memory Loss/Memory Retention
- Results
- Simulation Results
- Inference with the Bayesian Network
- Discussion
- References
- An Event-Response Model Inspired by Emotional Behaviors
- Introduction
- Understanding Emotional Behavior
- Extending the Traits of Problem Solving found in Emotional Behaviors
- An Event-Response Model
- Conclusion
- References
- Generating Decision Makers' Preferences, from their Goals, Constraints, Priorities and Emotions
- Introduction
- Agent's Goals and Constraints Model
- Modeling Agent's Priorities, Emotions and Attitudes
- Identifying the Agent's Strategic Goals and Alternatives
- Modeling Final Achievement Levels of Agent's Strategic Goals
- Modeling the Strategic Importance of Agent's Goals
- Modeling Agent's Emotional Likes and Dislikes
- Modeling Agent's Overall Rationality or Emotionality Attitudes
- Eliciting Agents' Preferences over Alternatives
- Example: Howard's Personal Dilemma
- Conclusion
- References
- Modeling and Analyzing Agents' Collective Options in Collaborative Decision Making
- Introduction
- Agent's Goals and Constraints Model
- Integrating Agents' GCMs and Modeling their Strategic Priorities
- Integrating the Agents' GCMs, and Identifying their Strategic Goals and Shared Alternatives
- Modeling Final Achievement of Each Agent's Strategic Goals
- Modeling Strategic Importance of Each Agent's Goals
- Eliciting Agents' Collective Preferences over Shared Alternatives
- Example: Modeling a System Requirements Collaborative Multi-agent Decision Making
- Conclusion
- References
- Effects of Reaction Time on the Kinetic Visual Field
- Introduction
- Methods
- Apparatus
- Subjects and Target Conditions
- Procedure
- Results
- Simple Reaction Time
- Kinetic Visual Field
- Kinetic Visual Field Area
- Discussion
- References
- Information Technologies for the Management, Analysis and Use of Brain Data
- Robust and Stable Small-World Topology of Brain Intrinsic Organization during Pre- and Post-Task Resting States
- Introduction
- Data Acquisition and Preprocessing
- Subjects
- Data Acquisition
- Data Preprocessing
- Construction of Brain Functional Networks
- Small-World Properties
- Basic Small-World Properties
- Information Efficiency
- Scaling the Metrics with the Degree-Matched Random Networks
- Statistical Analysis
- Threshold Selection
- Statistical Comparisons
- Results
- Robust Small-World Topology during Task-Free and Task-Dependent Resting States
- Stable Small-World Topology across Task-Unrelated and Task-Dependent Resting States
- Discussion
- References
- Exploring Functional Connectivity Networks in fMRI Data Using Clustering Analysis
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Overview of K-Means and Affinity Propagation
- Proposed Analysis Methods
- Datasets
- Simulated fMRI Data.
- Real fMRI Data.
- Results
- Results with Synthetic Data Set
- Results with Human Data Set
- Discussions and Conclusions
- References
- An Efficient Method for Odor Retrieval
- Introduction
- Characteristics of Odors and Smell Sense
- Related Work
- Study Purpose
- Generation of Noun and Impression Word Groups
- 1st Experiment: Generation of Noun and Impression Word Groups
- 2nd Experiment: Determination of Impression Values
- Proposed Efficient Method
- Methods for Relative Comparison
- Proposition of Efficient Retrieval Method
- Preliminary System and Evaluation Experiment
- Preliminary System
- 3rd Experiment: Evaluation of Proposed Method
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Multiplying the Mileage of Your Dataset with Subwindowing
- Introduction
- Dataset
- Results
- Pre-processing: The Impact of Shorter vs. Longer Windows
- Preprocessing: The Impact of Overlapping
- Conclusion
- Future Work
- References
- Cognition-Inspired Applications
- Formal Specification of a Neuroscience-Inspired Cognitive Architecture
- Introduction
- Formalizing Cognitive Architectures
- Real-Time Process Algebra
- Specifications of the Architecture of the CA
- Specifications of the Behaviors of the CA
- Conclusion
- References
- Computational Modeling of Brain Processes for Agent Architectures: Issues and Implications
- Introduction
- Fundamental Issues in the Development of CMBs
- Computational Basis
- Theoretical Basis
- Architectural Basis
- Implications for the Development Cycle of CMBs
- Specification
- Design
- Implementation
- Contemporary Software Tools
- Conclusion
- References
- Analysis of Gray Matter in AD Patients and MCI Subjects Based Voxel-Based Morphometry
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Subjects
- Data Acquisition
- Data Analysis
- Results
- Discussion
- Shared Abnormal Brain Regions by AD and MCI
- Further Atrophy Brain Regions in Comparison of AD and MCI
- References
- Fundamental Study for Human Brain Activity Based on the Spatial Cognitive Task
- Introduction
- Experimental Method
- Brain Activity on Virtual Driving
- Brain Activity on Handling Motion
- Brain Activity on Car Driving
- Result of the Experiments
- Brain Activity on Driving Movie Is Shown
- Brain Activity on Handling Motion
- Brain Activity on Car Driving
- Conclusion
- References
- ABSO: Advanced Bee Swarm Optimization Metaheuristic and Application to Weighted MAX-SATProblem
- Introduction
- Bee Swarm Optimization Metaheuristic
- ABSO: Advanced Bee Swarm Optimization
- ABSO for Weighted MAX-SAT
- Determination of the Groups of Variables
- Local Search
- The Determination of the Reference Solution
- ABSO for Weighted MAX-SAT
- Computational Experiments
- Discussion and Future Works
- References
- Investigation into Stress of Mothers with Mental Retardation Children Based on EEG (Electroencephalography) and Psychology Instruments
- Introduction
- Relative Research
- EEG Recording
- Methodology
- Experiment
- Participants
- Psychology Instruments
- EEG Data Collection
- Signal Preprocessing
- EEG Features Extraction
- Classification
- Experimental Results and Discussions
- Conclusion and Future Work
- References
- Workshop on Meta-Synthesis and Complex Systems
- Evaluation and Recommendation Methods Based on Graph Model
- Introduction
- Model
- Method
- Description of the Evaluation Method
- Description of the Recommendation Method
- Comparisons between the Evaluation Methods
- Numerical Results
- Sources of Data
- Numerical Results of Recommendation
- Conclusions and Future Work
- References
- An Improved EDP Algorithm to Privacy Protection in Data Mining
- Introduction
- The Improved EDP Algorithm
- Analysis of Computation Complexity
- Time Complexity Analysis of the Complete Binary Tree
- Experiments
- Conclusions
- References
- A Hybrid Multiple Attributes Two-Sided Matching Decision Making Method with Incomplete Weight Information
- Introduction
- Description of the Decision Making Problem
- Decision Making Method
- Data Preprocessing
- Weight Determining for the Matching Objects
- Establishment of the Two-Sided Matching Model
- Illustrative Examples
- Conclusions
- References
- A New Linguistic Aggregation Operator and Its Application
- Introduction
- Basic Concepts
- The GLWOWA Operator and Its Properties
- The Application of the GLWOWA Operator in Multi-attribute Group Decision Making
- Illustrative Example
- Concluding
- References
- Group Polarization and Non-positive Social Influence: A Revised Voter Model Study
- Introduction
- Three Types of Social Influence
- Description of The Model
- Classic Voter Model
- Voter Model with Three Types of Social Influence
- Simulation Implementation
- Simulation and Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- On-Demand Dynamic Recommendation Mechanism in Support of Enhancing Idea Creativity for Group Argumentation
- Introduction
- Proposed Recommendation Mechanism
- The Motivation of ODRM
- The Framework of ODRM
- Phase1: Profile Generation
- The First Part of Profile Creation
- Keywords-Based.
- Full-Text-Based.
- The Second Part of Profile Creation
- Phase2: Preference and Demand Extraction
- User-Document Similarity
- Common Words.
- A Probabilistic Way.
- User-Document Rating
- Explicit Feedbacks.
- Semi-implicit Feedbacks.
- Implicit Feedbacks.
- User Demand Analysis
- AS-demand.
- AO-demand.
- NS-demand.
- NO-demand.
- Phase3: Recommendation Generation
- Utterance-Based Recommendation
- Feedback-Based Recommendation
- Demand-Based Recommendation
- Final Recommendation
- Phase4: Updating
- Impact Measure
- Recommendation Updating
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Utilizing Knowledge Based Mechanisms in Automated Feature Recognition Processes
- Introduction
- Related Work
- Design AFR System Framework
- Structuring AFR System Framework
- Typical Cases Description
- AFR Knowledge Base Design
- AFR Knowledge Acquisition and Representation
- Three Level of AFR Knowledge Base
- Conclusion
- References
- The Order Measure Model of Knowledge Structure
- Introduction
- Concept and Evolution of Knowledge Structure
- What's Knowledge Structure
- Evolution of Knowledge Structure
- The Order Measure Model
- The Degree of Extension
- The Degree of Richness
- Conclusion
- References
- Author Index
