Histophysiology' provided a concise and entertaining guide to the puzzles of this strange nucleus. Currently I am focused on the thalamus and sensory mechanisms; Lord Adrian's short book 'The Basis of Sensation' on sensory mechanisms, published in 1928, says nothing about the thalamus, but is a wonderful example of clear thought about, and a lucid presentation of, a difficult subject. What is t...

Because of the growing recognition of the role that affect plays in learning, affective computing has become the subject of increasing attention in research on interactive learning environments. The intelligent tutoring systems community has begun actively exploring computational models of affect, and game-based learning environments present a significant opportunity for investigating student a...

pictures above are of purified intracellular transport vesicles. Each has a 'COP II' membrane coat made up of Sec proteins (first identified for their function in secretion from yeast cells). The vesicles transport secretory and membrane proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex in yeast, and homologous COP II components have been identified in plants and in mammalian cells. ...