Edgar Bermudez

Research

I am interested in understanding cognitive and functional neural processes. I find the brain fascinating and I think it is a great source of inspiration to find solutions and mechanisms to solve other complex problems.

Projects

Neural networks

I am interested in modeling neural processes to understand principles under which biological and cognitive processes work and ultimately applying such understanding to solve different problems. One way in which I like to apply this idea is by simulating neural networks and systems at different levels.

Sensory coding

I am currently working on a project about sensory coding. We are interested in understanding the way sensory cortex encodes information for further processing. The way we go about this is by studying temporal structures in sensory cortex in rats. We try to understand how different stimulation patterns influence subsequent spontaneous neuronal activity.

Links

Publications

E. J. Bermudez Contreras, A. Gomez Palacio Schjetnan, M. Arif, L. A. Molina, B. Kolb, A. Gruber, A. Luczak. Neuronal interactions between sensory and prefrontal cortex during synchronized and desynchronized states. Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC. Society for Neuroscience, 2011. [abstract]. [poster]
Bermudez, E., Buxton, H. and Spier E. Attention can improve a simple model for visual object recognition. Image Vision Comput., 26(6):776.787, 2008.
Bermudez-Contreras, E. Philippides, A. and Seth, A.K. Movement Strategies for Learning in Visual Recognition. In S. Bullock, J. Noble, R. A. Watson, and M. A. Bedau(Eds.) Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Artificial Life, Alife XI 2008, Winchester, UK, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
Bermudez-Contreras, E. and Seth, A.K. Simulations of simulations in evolutionary robotics. In Almeida e Costa, F. et al. Proc. 9th European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL2007), pp.796-806.
Bermudez, E. A Biologically Inspired Solution for an Evolved Simulated Agent. Proc. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2007). London, England. July, 2007.
Bermudez, E. An Account for a Biologically-Inspired Machine Vision system. Presented at Students Paper Meeting of the BMVA. London, UK. March 2007. * Paper selected for publication in the Annals of the British Machine Vision Association.