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BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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The manipulation of calcium oscillations by harnessing self-organisation
This paper investigates how self-organisation might be harnessed for the manipulation and control of calcium oscillations. Calcium signalling mechanisms are responsible for a numb...
Cristina Costa Santini, Andy M. Tyrrell
BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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The autonomy of biological individuals and artificial models
This paper aims to offer an overview of the meaning of autonomy for biological individuals and artificial models rooted in a specific perspective that pays attention to the histor...
Alvaro Moreno, Arantza Etxeberria, Jon Umerez
BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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The origin of autonomous agents by natural selection
We propose conditions in which an autonomous agent could arise, and increase in complexity. It is assumed that on the primitive Earth there arose a recycling flow-reactor containi...
Chrisantha Fernando, Jon Rowe
BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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Hydrophobic condensation and modular assembly model of protein folding
Despite several decades of intense study, protein folding problem remains elusive. In this paper, we review current knowledge and the prevailing thinking in the field, and summari...
Tian-Yow Tsong, Chin-Kun Hu, Ming-Chya Wu
BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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The linearity of emergent spectro-temporal receptive fields in a model of auditory cortex
The responses of cortical neurons are often characterized by measuring their spectro-temporal receptive fields (strfs). The strf of a cell can be thought of as a representation of...
Martin Coath, Emili Balaguer-Ballester, Sue L. Den...