Advances in Brain, Vision, and Artificial Intelligence: Second International Symposium, BVAI 2007, Naples, Italy, October 10-12, 2007. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
Physiology of Simple Photoreceptors in the Abdominal Ganglion of Onchidium ....Pages 1-10
Diffuse Nerve Net of Hydra Revealed by NADPH-Diaphorase Histochemical Labeling....Pages 11-20
On Global Geometry of Image on Eye’s Back....Pages 21-29
Independent Encoding of Position and Orientation by Population Responses in Primary Visual Cortex....Pages 30-41
A Neural Model for Attentional Modulation of Lateral Interactions in the Visual Cortex....Pages 42-51
Testing Viewpoint Invariance in the Neural Representation of Faces: An MEG Study....Pages 52-61
Modeling Visual Information Processing in Brain: A Computer Vision Point of View and Approach....Pages 62-71
Higher Order Color Mechanisms for Image Segmentation....Pages 72-83
How Does the Brain Arrive at a Color Constant Descriptor?....Pages 84-93
Temporal Characteristics of Artificial Retina Based on Bacteriorhodopsin and Its Variants....Pages 94-103
Vision and Action in the Language-Ready Brain: From Mirror Neurons to SemRep....Pages 104-123
A Neural Network Model for a View Independent Extraction of Reach-to-Grasp Action Features....Pages 124-133
Neuromimetic Indicators for Visual Perception of Motion....Pages 134-143
Reversal of “Cubic” and “Cylindric” Figures....Pages 144-149
Different Binding Strategies for the Different Stages of Visual Recognition....Pages 150-160
The Bayesian Draughtsman: A Model for Visuomotor Coordination in Drawing....Pages 161-170
Independent Component Analysis of Layer Optical Flow and Its Application....Pages 171-180
A Self-organizing Approach to Detection of Moving Patterns for Real-Time Applications....Pages 181-190
Recognition of Human Faces: From Biological to Artificial Vision....Pages 191-213
Incremental Subspace Learning for Cognitive Visual Processes....Pages 214-223
Real–Time Robot Manipulation Using Mouth Gestures in Facial Video Sequences....Pages 224-233
A Variational Bayes Approach to Image Segmentation....Pages 234-243
Watershed Segmentation Via Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 244-253
Digital Removal of Blotches with Variable Semi-transparency Using Visibility Laws....Pages 254-263
Classification with Positive and Negative Equivalence Constraints: Theory, Computation and Human Experiments....Pages 264-276
A Graph-Based Clustering Method and Its Applications....Pages 277-287
Neural Object Recognition by Hierarchical Learning and Extraction of Essential Shapes....Pages 288-297
Increasing Efficiency in Disparity Calculation....Pages 298-307
Patterns of Binocular Disparity for a Fixating Observer....Pages 308-317
3D Reconstruction and Mapping from Stereo Pairs with Geometrical Rectification....Pages 318-327
Noise Analysis for Depth Estimation....Pages 328-337
Stimulus-Response Curves in Sensory Neurons: How to Find the Stimulus Measurable with the Highest Precision....Pages 338-349
Molecular Mechanism of Glutamate-Triggered Brain Glucose Metabolism: A Parametric Model from FDG PET-Scans....Pages 350-359
Steady-State Properties of Coding of Odor Intensity in Olfactory Sensory Neurons....Pages 360-367
Input Identification in the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Neuronal Model with Signal Dependent Noise....Pages 368-377
Numerical Results on the Hodgkin-Huxley Neural Network: Spikes Annihilation....Pages 378-387
Excitatory Synaptic Interaction on the Dendritic Tree....Pages 388-397
Ghost Stochastic Resonance for a Neuron with a Pair of Periodic Inputs....Pages 398-407
Coincidence Detector Properties of Small Networks of Interneurons....Pages 408-417
Computing the Maximum Using Presynaptic Inhibition with Glutamate Receptors....Pages 418-427
Bounds of the Ability to Destroy Precise Coincidences by Spike Dithering....Pages 428-437
Non-invasive Brain-Actuated Interaction....Pages 438-447
Decomposition Approach to Solve Dial-a-Ride Problems Using Ant Computing and Constraint Programming....Pages 448-457
Logic as Energy: A SAT-Based Approach....Pages 458-467
Towards a Formal Approach to Generative Design: An Assistant System for the Creation of Artefact Models....Pages 468-479
Using Software Agent Negotiation for Service Selection....Pages 480-489
A Genetic Algorithm for the Quadratic Multiple Knapsack Problem....Pages 490-498
The Application of Neural Networks in Classification of Epilepsy Using EEG Signals....Pages 499-508
Moving Creative Words....Pages 509-522
Applying Neural Networks to Knowledge Representation and Determination of Its Meaning....Pages 523-532
New Frameworks to Boost Feature Selection Algorithms in Emotion Detection for Improved Human-Computer Interaction....Pages 533-541
The Significance of Empty Speech Pauses: Cognitive and Algorithmic Issues....Pages 542-554
Human Robot Interactions: Towards the Implementation of Adaptive Strategies for Robust Communication....Pages 555-565
A Neurosymbolic Hybrid Approach for Landmark Recognition and Robot Localization....Pages 566-575
A Robotic Architecture with Innate Releasing Mechanism....Pages 576-585
An Application of Vision Systems to the Path Planning of Industrial Robots....Pages 586-594
Tracking Trajectories with a Robotic Manipulator with Singularities....Pages 595-605
Motion Planning for Wheeled Mobile Robots Based on Singularity Criteria....Pages 606-615
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