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The discussion revolves around selecting usable papers for a Journal Club, with participants expressing enthusiasm about revitalizing the group's activity. Several papers are proposed, covering topics such as spatial cognition, hippocampal learning, language acquisition, auditory processing, and neural network models. One participant suggests that a single, well-presented paper would be an excellent choice for discussion. There is a consensus that an original research article would be preferable for engaging discussions, with a specific recommendation against choosing a book chapter due to its review nature. The idea of running a poll for selection is mentioned, but there is also support for a volunteer to choose a paper directly to facilitate the club's reactivation.
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Are these considered usable papers for teh Journal Club? The Links

I would think the one paper, carefully presented, would make an excellent journal club topic. This would be grand, our club has been rather inactive lately.
 
k, so these would be considered papers we could use in the Journal Club? cool

I'd be willing to introduce one of the following papers for the first week of sept.

[1] Under Spatial Cognition Section, Paper 1
Byrne, P. and Becker, S. (2004), Modelling mental navigation in scenes with
multiple objects. Neural Computation 16(9):1851-1872. PDF document

[2] Under Hippocampal Coding & Neurogensis, Paper 1
a.. Becker, S. (2005) "A computational principle for hippocampal learning
and neurogenesis". Hippocampus 15(6):722-738. (link to pdf)

[3] Under Langauge Section, Paper1
a.. Howell, S. R., Jankowicz, D., and Becker, S. (2005), A Model of Grounded
Langauge Acquisition: Sensorimotor Features Improve Grammar Learning.
Journal of Memory and Langauge 53(2):258-276, PDF document

[4] Under Auditory Section Paper 3
Bondy, J., Becker, S., Bruce, I., Trainor, L. and Haykin. S. (2004). A
novel signal-processing strategy for hearing-aid design: NeuroCompensation.
Signal Processing 84(7):1239-1253. PDF document

[5] Under Neural Network Models, Paper 3
a.. Becker, S. (2005), Modelling the mind: From circuits to systems. Chapter
2 in New Directions in Statistical Signal Processing: From systems to brain.
Simon Haykin, Jose C. Principe, Terrence J. Sejnowski and John McWhirter
(editors), MIT Press. PDF document, PDF References

Should I run a poll? or select on myself.
 
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It'll be great to get the journal club up and running again! Please, go ahead and pick one yourself. The only one in that list that I'd advise against choosing would be the last, only because it appears to be a book chapter rather than a research article. I think an original research article would be easier to discuss here than a chapter that would be a review of literature.

Thanks for volunteering to start it up again! :smile:
 
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