Artificial Neural Networks – ICANN 2007: 17th International Conference, Porto, Portugal, September 9-13, 2007, Proceedings, Part II

Front Matter....Pages -
A Marker-Based Model for the Ontogenesis of Routing Circuits....Pages 1-8
A Neural Network for the Analysis of Multisensory Integration in the Superior Colliculus....Pages 9-18
Neurotransmitter Fields....Pages 19-28
SimBa: A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Modelling Framework for Large-Scale Cerebral Networks....Pages 29-38
A Direct Measurement of Internal Model Learning Rates in a Visuomotor Tracking Task....Pages 39-48
Spatial and Temporal Selectivity of Hippocampal CA3 and Its Contribution to Sequence Disambiguation....Pages 49-58
Lateral and Elastic Interactions: Deriving One Form from Another....Pages 59-68
A Survey on Use of Soft Computing Methods in Medicine....Pages 69-79
Exploiting Blind Matrix Decomposition Techniques to Identify Diagnostic Marker Genes....Pages 80-89
Neural Network Approach for Mass Spectrometry Prediction by Peptide Prototyping....Pages 90-99
Identifying Binding Sites in Sequential Genomic Data....Pages 100-109
On the Combination of Dissimilarities for Gene Expression Data Analysis....Pages 110-119
A Locally Recurrent Globally Feed-Forward Fuzzy Neural Network for Processing Lung Sounds....Pages 120-128
Learning Temporally Stable Representations from Natural Sounds: Temporal Stability as a General Objective Underlying Sensory Processing....Pages 129-138
Comparing Methods for Multi-class Probabilities in Medical Decision Making Using LS-SVMs and Kernel Logistic Regression....Pages 139-148
Classifying EEG Data into Different Memory Loads Across Subjects....Pages 149-158
Information Theoretic Derivations for Causality Detection: Application to Human Gait....Pages 159-168
Template Matching for Large Transformations....Pages 169-179
Fuzzy Classifiers Based on Kernel Discriminant Analysis....Pages 180-189
An Efficient Search Strategy for Feature Selection Using Chow-Liu Trees....Pages 190-199
Face Recognition Using Parzenfaces....Pages 200-209
A Comparison of Features in Parts-Based Object Recognition Hierarchies....Pages 210-219
An Application of Recurrent Neural Networks to Discriminative Keyword Spotting....Pages 220-229
Spatiostructural Features for Recognition of Online Handwritten Characters in Devanagari and Tamil Scripts....Pages 230-239
An Improved Version of the Wrapper Feature Selection Method Based on Functional Decomposition....Pages 240-249
Parallel-Series Perceptrons for the Simultaneous Determination of Odor Classes and Concentrations....Pages 250-260
Probabilistic Video-Based Gesture Recognition Using Self-organizing Feature Maps....Pages 261-270
Unbiased SVM Density Estimation with Application to Graphical Pattern Recognition....Pages 271-280
Neural Mechanisms for Mid-Level Optical Flow Pattern Detection....Pages 281-290
Split–Merge Incremental LEarning (SMILE) of Mixture Models....Pages 291-300
Least-Mean-Square Training of Cluster-Weighted Modeling....Pages 301-310
Identifying the Underlying Hierarchical Structure of Clusters in Cluster Analysis....Pages 311-320
Clustering Evaluation in Feature Space....Pages 321-330
A Topology-Independent Similarity Measure for High-Dimensional Feature Spaces....Pages 331-340
Fuzzy Labeled Self-organizing Map with Kernel-Based Topographic Map Formation....Pages 341-348
Self-organizing Maps of Spiking Neurons with Reduced Precision of Correlated Firing....Pages 349-358
Visualising Class Distribution on Self-organising Maps....Pages 359-368
Self-organizing Maps with Refractory Period....Pages 369-378
Improving the Correlation Hunting in a Large Quantity of SOM Component Planes....Pages 379-388
A Dynamical Model for Receptive Field Self-organization in V1 Cortical Columns....Pages 389-398
Meta-evolution Strategy to Focused Crawling on Semantic Web....Pages 399-407
Automated Text Categorization Based on Readability Fingerprints....Pages 408-416
Personalized Web Page Filtering Using a Hopfield Neural Network....Pages 417-424
Robust Text Classification Using a Hysteresis-Driven Extended SRN....Pages 425-434
Semi-supervised Metrics for Textual Data Visualization....Pages 435-444
Topology Aware Internet Traffic Forecasting Using Neural Networks....Pages 445-454
Boosting Algorithm to Improve a Voltage Waveform Classifier Based on Artificial Neural Network....Pages 455-464
Classification of Temporal Data Based on Self-organizing Incremental Neural Network....Pages 465-475
Estimating the Impact of Shocks with Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 476-485
Greedy KPCA in Biomedical Signal Processing....Pages 486-495
The Use of Artificial Neural Networks in the Speech Understanding Model - SUM....Pages 496-505
On Incorporating Seasonal Information on Recursive Time Series Predictors....Pages 506-515
Can Neural Networks Learn the “Head and Shoulders“ Technical Analysis Price Pattern? Towards a Methodology for Testing the Efficient Market Hypothesis....Pages 516-526
Sparse Least Squares Support Vector Regressors Trained in the Reduced Empirical Feature Space....Pages 527-536
Content-Based Image Retrieval by Combining Genetic Algorithm and Support Vector Machine....Pages 537-545
Global and Local Preserving Feature Extraction for Image Categorization....Pages 546-553
Iris Recognition for Biometric Personal Identification Using Neural Networks....Pages 554-563
No-Reference Quality Assessment of JPEG Images by Using CBP Neural Networks....Pages 564-572
A Bio-inspired Connectionist Approach for Motion Description Through Sequences of Images....Pages 573-582
Color Object Recognition in Real-World Scenes....Pages 583-592
Estimation of Pointing Poses on Monocular Images with Neural Techniques - An Experimental Comparison....Pages 593-602
Real-Time Foreground-Background Segmentation Using Adaptive Support Vector Machine Algorithm....Pages 603-610
Edge-Preserving Bayesian Image Superresolution Based on Compound Markov Random Fields....Pages 611-620
A Neurofuzzy Controller for a Single Link Flexible Manipulator....Pages 621-629
Suboptimal Nonlinear Predictive Control with Structured Neural Models....Pages 630-639
Neural Dynamics Based Exploration Algorithm for a Mobile Robot....Pages 640-649
Neural Models in Computationally Efficient Predictive Control Cooperating with Economic Optimisation....Pages 650-659
Event Detection and Localization in Mobile Robot Navigation Using Reservoir Computing....Pages 660-669
Model Reference Control Using CMAC Neural Networks....Pages 670-679
A Three-Stage Approach Based on the Self-organizing Map for Satellite Image Classification....Pages 680-689
Performance Analysis of MLP-Based Radar Detectors in Weibull-Distributed Clutter with Respect to Target Doppler Frequency....Pages 690-698
Local Positioning System Based on Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 699-708
An Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Calculation Resonant Frequency and Input Resistance of Microstrip Dipole Antenna....Pages 709-717
GARCH Processes with Non-parametric Innovations for Market Risk Estimation....Pages 718-727
Forecasting Portugal Global Load with Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 728-737
Using Genetic Algorithm to Develop a Neural-Network-Based Load Forecasting....Pages 738-747
Separation and Recognition of Multiple Sound Source Using Pulsed Neuron Model....Pages 748-757
Text-Independent Speaker Authentication with Spiking Neural Networks....Pages 758-767
Interferences in the Transformation of Reference Frames During a Posture Imitation Task....Pages 768-778
Combined Artificial Neural Network and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Improving a Short-Term Electric Load Forecasting....Pages 779-788
A MLP Solver for First and Second Order Partial Differential Equations....Pages 789-797
A Two-Layer ICA-Like Model Estimated by Score Matching....Pages 798-807
Testing Component Independence Using Data Compressors....Pages 808-815
K -Pages Graph Drawing with Multivalued Neural Networks....Pages 816-825
Recursive Principal Component Analysis of Graphs....Pages 826-835
A Method to Estimate the Graph Structure for a Large MRF Model....Pages 836-849
Neural Substructures for Appraisal in Emotion: Self-esteem and Depression....Pages 850-858
The Link Between Temporal Attention and Emotion: A Playground for Psychology, Neuroscience, and Plausible Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 859-868
Inferring Cognition from fMRI Brain Images....Pages 869-878
Modelling the N2pc and Its Interaction with Value....Pages 879-888
Biasing Neural Networks Towards Exploration or Exploitation Using Neuromodulation....Pages 889-898
A Simple Model of Cortical Activations During Both Observation and Execution of Reach-to-Grasp Movements....Pages 899-911
A Cognitive Model That Describes the Influence of Prior Knowledge on Concept Learning....Pages 912-921
Developing Concept Representations....Pages 922-933
Self-perturbation and Homeostasis in Embodied Recurrent Neural Networks: A Meta-model and Some Explorations with Mechanisms for Sensorimotor Coordination....Pages 934-942
An Oscillatory Model for Multimodal Processing of Short Language Instructions....Pages 943-952
Towards Understanding of Natural Language: Neurocognitive Inspirations....Pages 953-962
A Computational Model of Metaphor Understanding Consisting of Two Processes....Pages 963-972
A Novel Novelty Detector....Pages 973-983
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