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  • A Mostly True History of the Human Half-Brain

    November 3, 2015 -- posted to Tumblr

    I gave a talk at the La Jolla Public Library titled "A Mostly True History of the Human Half-Brain". The hangout-on-air failed (slow library WiFi), but I will re-record soon and post a blog as well.



  • Patchy Connectivity and Visual Processing Asymmetries: A Neuro-developmental Hypothesis

    Cipollini, B. and Cottrell, G.W. (2014) Patchy Connectivity and Visual Processing Asymmetries: A Neuro-developmental Hypothesis. In Proceedings of the 13th Annual Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop (NCPW). Lancaster, UK.

    In this paper, we summarize our neural network modeling of left/right hemisphere differences in visual processing and how it emerges developmentally.



  • A Developmental Model of Hemispheric Asymmetries of Spatial Frequencies

    Cipollini, B. and Cottrell, G.W. (2014) A Developmental Model of Hemispheric Asymmetries of Spatial Frequencies. In Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

    Our paper showing that left/right hemisphere differences in visual processing can be explained by the development of long-range lateral connections when left/right hemisphere begin maturing at different times.



  • Uniquely human developmental timing may drive cerebral lateralization and interhemispheric coupling

    Cipollini, B. and Cottrell, G.W. (2013) Uniquely human developmental timing may drive cerebral lateralization and interhemispheric coupling. In Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

    Our paper showing that delays in transfer between the hemispheres cannot be as severe as typically stated. We also show that unreliability in delay can lead to decreased communication, and is likely present during development.

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