Editorial: Clinical Development Units

Editorial Note: Membranes for Development

Editorial Comprehension in OpEd through Argument Units

This paper presents a theory of reasoning and argument comprehension currently implemented in OpEd, a computer system that reads short politico-economic editorials and answers questions about the editorial contents. We believe that all arguments are composed of a fixed number of abstract argument structures, which we call Argument Units (AUs). Thus, argument comprehension is viewed in OpEd fund...

Neuroimage Clinical Editorial Board

Development Editorial overview

Christopher Walsh is interested in genes that regulate the development of the cerebral cortex. Mutations in these genes in humans cause autism and epilepsy, as well as mental retardation and other learning disorders. These genes are vital to the normal development of the cortex, and it is possible that they might have been altered during evolution to allow the unique aspects of the brain that u...

Lymphocyte development Editorial overview

During their development, lymphocytes acquire a remarkable ability to defend us from the universe of potential pathogens while maintaining tolerance to self. The study of lymphocyte development is important both for understanding how lymphocytes acquire their specificity and function, and for using as a model system of development. Indeed, the study of lymphocyte development involves the examin...