A technique to train auditory and visual memory for speech patterns in young hearing-impaired children

This paper details a technique for training auditory memory for length of speech sounds in preschool children with a profound hearing loss.

A review of research on working memory and its importance in education of the deaf

This independent study provides an overview of working memory as it pertains to deaf and hard of hearing students.

Del otro lado de las cosas: regreso al pasado y al Quito colonial (Homenaje)

La autora analiza el desplazamiento, en dos niveles, realizado por el protagonista de esta novela de Proaño Arandi. El primero, un recorrido en el espacio físico, consiste en el regreso al Quito colonial, el segundo, un viaje simbólico, tiene que ver con la búsqueda –y recuperación– de la propia identidad a través de la reconstrucción de la memoria, tanto en sus aspectos colectivos como en aquellos que atañen directamente al personaje. Para que este ejercicio de recuperación del pasado pueda realizarse, Quito se presenta ante el lector como una ciudad dividida entre el sector moderno y el Centro Histórico, la ciudad real se manifiesta como algo totalmente lejano de la ciudad ideal, esto es, como el testimonio vivo de su fracaso y, en consecuencia, del fracaso del proyecto modernizador. La lucha de los individuos por un espacio al cual pertenecer se convierte en un asunto vital dentro de la esfera urbana: estar en un lugar equivale a hallarse a salvo del infierno. Ahí está la motivación que anima los esfuerzos del protagonista creado por Proaño Arandi. La pérdida de la memoria desemboca, indefectiblemente, en la pérdida del espacio –real y simbólico– que los seres humanos necesitamos para construir identidad.

Memory-based Embodied Cognition: a computational architecture

At its most fundamental, cognition as displayed by biological agents (such as humans) may be said to consist of the manipulation and utilisation of memory. Recent discussions in the field of cognitive robotics have emphasised the role of embodiment and the necessity of a value or motivation for autonomous behaviour. This work proposes a computational architecture – the Memory-Based Cognitive (MBC) architecture – based upon these considerations for the autonomous development of control of a simple mobile robot. This novel architecture will permit the exploration of theoretical issues in cognitive robotics and animal cognition. Furthermore, the biological inspiration of the architecture is anticipated to result in a mobile robot controller which displays adaptive behaviour in unknown environments.

Stratospheric Memory and Skill of Extended-Range Weather Forecasts

We use an empirical statistical model to demonstrate significant skill in making extended-range forecasts of the monthly-mean Arctic Oscillation (AO). Forecast skill derives from persistent circulation anomalies in the lowermost stratosphere and is greatest during boreal winter. A comparison to the Southern Hemisphere provides evidence that both the time scale and predictability of the AO depend on the presence of persistent circulation anomalies just above the tropopause. These circulation anomalies most likely affect the troposphere through changes to waves in the upper troposphere, which induce surface pressure changes that correspond to the AO.

A simple model of convection with memory

There are at least three distinct time scales that are relevant for the evolution of atmospheric convection. These are the time scale of the forcing mechanism, the time scale governing the response to a steady forcing, and the time scale of the response to variations in the forcing. The last of these, tmem, is associated with convective life cycles, which provide an element of memory in the system. A highly simplified model of convection is introduced, which allows for investigation of the character of convection as a function of the three time scales. For short tmem, the convective response is strongly tied to the forcing as in conventional equilibrium parameterization. For long tmem, the convection responds only to the slowly evolving component of forcing, and any fluctuations in the forcing are essentially suppressed. At intermediate tmem, convection becomes less predictable: conventional equilibrium closure breaks down and current levels of convection modify the subsequent response.