Texture Identification by Bounded Integration of Sensory Cortical Signals

Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying sensory integration of social signals.

Individuals integrate information about their environment into adaptive behavioural responses, yet how different sensory modalities contribute to these decisions and where in the brain this integration occurs is not well understood. We presented male cichlid fish (Astatotilapia burtoni) with sensory information in three social contexts: intruder challenge, reproductive opportunity and a sociall...

Recognizing specific texture patterns by integration of multiple texture methods

A supervised pixel-based classifier for identifying the presence of a given set of texture patterns of interest in a complex textured image is described. The proposed technique integrates the outcome of multiple texture feature extraction methods belonging to different families. In this way, it yields lower classification rates than previous texture classifiers based on specific families of tex...

Sensory Integration and Autistic Spectrum Disorder

The theory and practice of sensory integration were developed in the late 1960s by an occupational therapist and psychologist, Dr. A. Jean Ayres [1]. Also, known as sensory processing, it is “the neurological process that organizes sensation from one’s own body and from the environment and makes it possible to use the body effectively within the environment” [1].   

Food Texture: Sensory Evaluation

Food Texture: Sensory Evaluation