Constructing Descriptive Records for an Art Image Database: What Do Use Statistics Tell Us?

Overtraining--what do lactate curves tell us?

In a cyclist, competing at national and international level, submaximal lactate concentrations were initially interpreted as improved endurance capacity. However, 2 weeks later, a test in which maximal lactate was measured showed that maximal lactate was decreased as well. Together with the complaints of deteriorating performance and subjective complaints of irritability and sleep disturbances,...

What do connectionist simulations tell us?

Language Use: What can it tell us?

What Can Electronic Anesthesia Records Tell Us about Resident Competence?

What does the brain tell us about abstract art?

In this essay I focus on the question of why we are attracted to abstract art (perhaps more accurately, non-representational or object-free art). After elaborating on the processing of visual art in general and abstract art in particular, I discuss recent data from neuroscience and behavioral studies related to abstract art. I conclude with several speculations concerning our apparent appeal to...