Cells That “Fire Together, Wire Together”, but Do They Transcribe Together in Epilepsy?

Neurons that Fire Together Also Conspire Together: Is Normal Sleep Circuitry Hijacked to Generate Epilepsy?

Brain circuits oscillate during sleep. The same circuits appear to generate pathological oscillations. In this review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of how epilepsy co-opts normal, sleep-related circuits to generate seizures.

The team that works together earns together.

Together, Slowly but Surely

That objective reference is necessary for formation of reliable beliefs about the external world is almost axiomatic. However, Condorcet (1785) suggested that purely subjective information--if shared and combined via social interaction--is enough for accurate understanding of the external world. We asked if social interaction and objective reference contribute differently to the formation and b...

Animal Behavior: The Family that Works Together Stays Together

A new study shows that biparental care in frogs is more likely to evolve when tadpoles are reared under environmentally harsh conditions. Biparental care facilitates both social monogamy and genetic monogamy; frogs that work together to raise their offspring have higher mating fidelity to one another.

Embedded Real-Time and Database: How Do They Fit Together?

New embedded system applications such as multi-sensor data fusion require database capabilities in real-time. This paper examines the issues involved in successfully using database technology in embedded real-time applications. Topics include the importance of real-time database technology to the Air Force, the necessary architectural differences between conventional DBMSs and real-time DBMSs, ...