Biologically Inspired Tensor Features

According to the research results reported in the past decades, it is well acknowledged that face recognition is not a trivial task. With the development of electronic devices, we are gradually revealing the secret of object recognition in the primate's visual cortex. Therefore, it is time to reconsider face recognition by using biologically inspired features. In this paper, we represent face images by utilizing the C1 units, which correspond to complex cells in the visual cortex, and pool over S1 units by using a maximum operation to reserve only the maximum response of each local area of S1 units. The new representation is termed C1 Face. Because C1 Face is naturally a third-order tensor (or a three dimensional array), we propose three-way discriminative locality alignment (TWDLA), an extension of the discriminative locality alignment, which is a top-level discriminate manifold learning-based subspace learning algorithm. TWDLA has the following advantages: (1) it takes third-order tensors as input directly so the structure information can be well preserved; (2) it models the local geometry over every modality of the input tensors so the spatial relations of input tensors within a class can be preserved; (3) it maximizes the margin between a tensor and tensors from other classes over each modality so it performs well for recognition tasks and (4) it has no under sampling problem. Extensive experiments on YALE and FERET datasets show (1) the proposed C1Face representation can better represent face images than raw pixels and (2) TWDLA can duly preserve both the local geometry and the discriminative information over every modality for recognition.

1.初级视觉皮层功能，GABA系统功能在衰老过程中的变化; 2.奖赏机制，极低频磁场的生物学效应研究

1 初级视觉皮层功能，GABA系统功能在衰老过程中的变化 本章首先对衰老过程中神经形态学和神经电生理学上的研究进行了综述，然后报道了作者的博士学位论文研究工作。实验采用神经电生理的手段，探讨初级视觉皮层（primary visual cortex；V1）功能，以及GABA（gamma-aminobutyric acid）系统功能在衰老过程中的变化。 实验1和2均采用单细胞记录技术，检测了中年猴V1细胞的方位选择性、方向选择性、自发放和最大反应，并与年轻和老年猴进行对比；比较了年轻和老年猴V1细胞的感受野外周抑制能力。在实验3中，我们记录了年轻和中年大鼠在给予GABA直接或间接的激动剂，戊巴比妥钠或氯胺酮{通过拮抗NMDA（N-methyl-D-aspartate）受体}后，其皮层的EEG（electroencephalogram）活动，并分析与年龄相关的差异。结果如下： 实验1：中年猴V1细胞的方向选择性和自发放介于年轻猴和老年猴之间，而方位选择性和最大反应与年龄之间没有相关性。 实验2：感受野外周区的最优刺激明显降低了年轻和老年猴具有高方位选择性细胞的比例。同时，年轻猴所有细胞，以及老年猴高方位选择性细胞具有较高的最大抑制比，与它们相比，老年猴无明显方位偏好细胞的最大抑制比显著降低； 实验3：戊巴比妥钠注射后，在年轻和中年大鼠上，alpha (8-12 Hz) 和beta (12-20 Hz) 频段EEG功率增加，theta (4-8 Hz) 功率减少，这些变化在中年大鼠上较为明显。氯胺酮注射后，中年大鼠theta功率比年轻大鼠具有更大幅度的降低。 我们的结果表明，视觉皮层功能的下调在衰老早期就已发生，其机制可能与抑制系统功能普遍降低有关. 2 奖赏机制，极低频磁场的生物学效应研究 本章首先对自然奖赏和药物成瘾机制、极低频磁场生物学效应，以及极低频磁场对奖赏系统的影响进行了综述，然后报道了作者的博士论文研究工作。实验目的是探讨大鼠眶额叶皮质（orbitofrontal cortex；OFC）活动与食物奖赏刺激的相关性，以及极低频磁场对小鼠空间认知能力的影响。 实验1采用EEG记录技术，检测了大鼠OFC在食物奖赏和渴求过程中EEG各频段的功率变化。在实验2中，使用了一种探索型Y-迷宫实验范式，它仅依赖于啮齿类动物天生的探索欲望，避免了奖赏效应的干扰，利用此新型迷宫，我们检测了25和50 Hz磁场对小鼠空间识别记忆能力的影响。其结果如下： 实验1：大鼠OFC的delta频段（2-4 Hz）EEG活动与食物刺激显著相关，其相对功率在食物渴求时下降，在食物奖赏时升高。 实验2：与短时照射相比，长时的50 Hz磁场照射降低了小鼠对新异臂的探索能力，而25和50 Hz磁场暴露都不影响小鼠的活动力。 本研究表明，食物奖赏与OFC的delta频段EEG活动密切相关，而我们以前发现，大鼠和猴OFC的gamma（20-100 Hz）活动与吗啡成瘾相关，提示了OFC在自然奖赏和药物成瘾中具有不同的作用；另外，本实验首次证明，极低频磁场损害了小鼠不依赖于奖赏系统的空间认知能力，而我们先前发现，极低频磁场可以强化吗啡诱导的条件化位置偏好，从而说明极低频磁场对吗啡成瘾具有独特的生物学效应。

1.老年猴视皮层神经元对图形对比度的反应及其潜伏期特征; 2. 极低频磁场对脑功能的影响及眶额叶认知功能的研究

1.老年猴视皮层神经元对图形对比度的反应及潜伏期特征: 在正常衰老过程中人类的视觉功能受到严重影响，例如空间和时间对比度敏感性下降以及信息处理时间的延长。虽然部分视觉功能的退化与眼睛的光学系统老化有关，但是它并不能解释所有视觉功能的下降。此外，我们以前的研究和别人的研究结果都表明衰老过程中视觉中枢系统功能的改变可能是视觉功能下降的主要原因。因此，利用单位放电记录技术（single-unit recording technique），我们比较了年轻猕猴和老年猕猴的初级视觉皮层（primary visual cortex，又称V1）神经元对比度反应之间的差异，以及V1和内侧颞叶（medial temporal cortex，MT）视觉区神经元反应潜伏期及其变异性之间的差异。结果显示，与年轻猴相比，老年猴V1区神经元对比度敏感性降低，同时伴随着神经元活动信噪比下降；老年猴V1区和MT区神经元反应潜伏期及其变异性显著增加。然而，两个年龄组MT区神经元平均潜伏期之间差异小于V1区神经元平均潜伏期之间的差异，说明MT区神经元能够自我调整老化带来的影响。另外，两个年龄组V1区神经元潜伏期和变异性都具有正相关关系，但是MT区神经元则没有这种相关性。这些结果表明，在老化过程中皮层神经元的对比度和潜伏期反应特性发生了改变。我们推测这种改变可能与视觉皮层内抑制系统功能的降低有关，但是具体的分子机制和神经环路还不清楚。总之，本实验的研究结果为更好的理解老年人在视觉信息处理中时间和空间对比度敏感性及处理速度下降提供了新线索。2.极低频磁场对脑功能的影响及眶额叶认知功能的研究: 实验目的：（1）研究极低频磁场(20 Hz, 14 mT)照射对长期吗啡处理引起的大鼠背侧海马神经元多巴胺D2密度降低的影响；（2）小鼠青春期长期极低频磁场(50 Hz, 2 mT)照射对空间学习记忆的影响；（3）初步探讨了眶额叶在大鼠新异性探索行为中的作用。实验1，我们用免疫组化的方法检测了大鼠背侧海马神经元多巴胺D2受体密度的变化。结果显示，在长期吗啡处理后戒断早期背侧海马神经元多巴胺D2受体密度相对于对照组减少，磁场和吗啡共同作用会强化这种适应，但是这种变化很快恢复正常。这些结果表明长期吗啡处理会引起海马多巴胺系统产生适应；磁场强化了长期吗啡处理对背侧海马多巴胺系统的影响,这为我们先前发现磁场照射延缓了大鼠条件位置偏好消退的研究结果提供了一个内在神经基础。实验2，我们分别用Y-迷宫（two-trial Y-maze）和Morris水迷宫两种行为装置研究了青春期早期磁场暴露对小鼠短时空间识别记忆和长时空间参考记忆的影响。结果显示，磁场暴露并没有影响小鼠Y-迷宫作业，但是提高了水迷宫任务的学习以及记忆保持。这些结果表明磁场对空间记忆的影响是任务依赖性的。实验3，我们用旷场和Y-迷宫两种行为装置研究了眶额叶电损伤对大鼠新异性探索行为的影响。结果显示，眶额叶受损并没有影响大鼠的神经运动能力，但是降低了大鼠在旷场中的行走距离和直立次数以及降低了在Y-迷宫新异臂中的探索时间和穿梭次数。这些结果表明，眶额叶的完整性对大鼠探索新异环境行为是必要的，这可能与眶额叶参与记忆或行为决策功能有关。

A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF LESIONS OF AREA-7 OF THE PARIETAL CORTEX ON THE SHORT-TERM VISUAL SPATIAL MEMORY OF RHESUS-MONKEYS (MACACA-MULATTA)

This research is focused on the contribution of area 7 to the short-term visual spatial memory. Three rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) were trained in the direct delayed response task in which 5 delay intervals were used in each session. When each monkey reached the criterion of 90% correct responses in 5 successive sessions, two monkeys underwent a surgery while the other one received a sham operation as a control. In the first stage of the surgery, bilateral areas 7a, 7b and 7ip of the parietal cortex of two monkeys were precisely lesioned. After 7 days of recuperation, the monkeys were required to do the same task. The average percentage of correct responses in the lesioned animals decreased from 94.7% to 89.3% and 93.3% to 82.0% respectively (no significance, P > 0.05, n = 2). In addition, the monkeys' complex movements were mildly impaired. The lesioned monkeys were found to have difficulty picking up food from the wells. In the second stage, bilateral area 7m was lesioned. In the 5 postoperative sessions, the average percentage of correct responses in one monkey, with a relatively precise 7m lesion, decreased from 94.7% to 92.2% (no significance, P > 0.05), while the other monkey, with widely spread necrosis of lateral parietal cortex, showed an. obvious decline in performance, but still over the chance level. After 240 trials this monkey reattained the normal criterion. The results of this research suggest that the lesions of area 7 of the parietal cortex did not significantly affect the short-term visual spatial memory, which has been shown to be sensitive to lesions of the prefrontal cortex; they also support the notion of dissociation of spatial functions in the prefrontal and parietal cortices.

The computer simulation of primate (Macaca mulatta) spatial visual delayed response and cerebral prefrontal control function

Cerebral prefrontal function is one of the important aspects in neurobiology. Based on the experimental results of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, behavioral sciences, and the principles of cybernetics and information theory after constructed a simple model simulating prefrontal control function, this paper simulated the behavior of Macaca mulatta completing delayed tasks both before and after its cerebral prefrontal cortex being damaged. The results indicated that there is an obvious difference in the capacity of completing delayed response tasks for the normal monkeys and those of prefrontal cortex cut away. The results are agreement with experiments. The authors suggest that the factors of affecting complete delayed response tasks might be in information keeping and extracting of memory including information storing, keeping and extracting procedures rather than in information storing process.

Dissociation of egocentric and allocentric spatial processing in prefrontal cortex

Monkeys with lesions of areas 9 and 46 performed three variants of the spatial delayed response (SDR) task. There were no impairments in allocentric spatial memory in which geometrical relationships between environmental cues were used to identify spatial location; thus, memory of a 3D environmental map is intact. In contrast, there were severe impairments in egocentric spatial memory guided by visual or tactile cues that monkeys can relate to their viewing perspective during testing. These results strongly suggest that dorsolateral prefrontal cortex selectively mediates spatial memory tasks that are solved by referencing the location of targets to the body's orientation. (C) 2003 Lippincott Williams Wilkins.

Visual Basic在油藏数值模拟中的应用

随着油藏数值模拟技术的发展以及油藏数值模拟软件的不断改进和完善,油藏数值模拟软件在油田开发中的应用越来越广泛。对油藏数值模拟软件计算出的数据进行整理不仅枯燥而且花费了大量时间。本文利用Visual Basic语言编制了处理ECLIPSE软件生成的油气田开发指标数据软件(RSMAN)。该软件方便了油气田开发指标的整理和汇总,软件界面友好,操作简单。