The auditory system has the potential for reorganization as a function of experience. In particular, corticofugal projections can affect the properties of subcortical neurons in response to sound.

Living systems are achieved by complex chemical reaction dynamics far from equilibrium, such as gene expression networks, signalling networks, metabolic circuits and neural networks. The design, ...

Modulation is fundamental to electronic communications. The modulating signal might be analog in nature (voice or music) or digital bit streams. Most modern communication systems are digital, using ...

The distribution of content involves the need to adapt digital information to its means of carriage — what we typically call transmission — and to understand that fully, we need to understand the ...

Researchers might have found an explanation for why people with self-injury behavior generally feel less pain than others. The key seems to be a more effective pain-modulation system, a discovery that ...

Portable wireless devices are becoming smaller, lighter, and more powerful with each new generation of cell phone technology. In the eyes of users, this trend is a wonderful addition. For designers, ...