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Burst of transmissions stemming from event-driven traffic in machine type communication (MTC) can lead to congestion of random access resources, packet collisions, and long delays. In this paper, a directed information (DI) learning…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-28 Samad Ali , Walid Saad , Nandana Rajatheva

We conduct an imaging genetics study to explore how effective brain connectivity in the default mode network (DMN) may be related to genetics within the context of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. We develop an analysis of…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2020-06-03 Yunlong Nie , Eugene Opoku , Laila Yasmin , Yin Song , Jie Wang , Sidi Wu , Vanessa Scarapicchia , Jodie Gawryluk , Liangliang Wang , Jiguo Cao , Farouk S. Nathoo

Discrete diffusion models offer a flexible, controllable approach to structured sequence generation, yet they still lag behind causal language models in expressive power. A key limitation lies in their reliance on the Markovian assumption,…

There have been numerous attempts in explaining the general learning behaviours by various cognitive models. Multiple hypotheses have been put further to qualitatively argue the best-fit model for motor skill acquisition task and its…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-01-08 Krishn Bera , Tejas Savalia , Bapi Raju

Multimodalpersonalityunderstandingplaysacriticalroleinhuman centered artificial intelligence. Previous work mainly focus on learn-ing rich multimodal representations for video personality under standing. However, they often suffer from…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Yangfu Zhu , Zitong Han , Nianwen Ning , Yuting Wei , Yuandong Wang , Hang Feng , Zhenzhou Shao

Natural dynamical systems, including the brain and climate, are highly nonlinear and complex. Determining information flow among the components that make up these dynamical systems is challenging. If the components are the result of a…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2025-08-26 Claudia Lainscsek , Pariya Salami , Simon Draeger , Sydney S. Cash , Terrence J. Sejnowski

The question of continuous-versus-discrete information representation in the brain is a fundamental yet unresolved question. Historically, most analyses assume a continuous representation without considering the discrete alternative. Our…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2020-09-17 James Tee , Desmond P. Taylor

Computational neuroimaging involves analyzing brain images or signals to provide mechanistic insights and predictive tools for human cognition and behavior. While diffusion models have shown stability and high-quality generation in natural…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-11 Haokai Zhao , Haowei Lou , Lina Yao , Wei Peng , Ehsan Adeli , Kilian M Pohl , Yu Zhang

Discrete choice models (DCMs) have long been used to analyze workplace location decisions, but they face challenges in accurately mirroring individual decision-making processes. This paper presents a deep neural network (DNN) method for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-03 Tanay Rastogi , Anders Karlström

Our aim is to detect mechanistic interaction between the effects of two causal factors on a binary response, as an aid to identifying situations where the effects are mediated by a common mechanism. We propose a formalization of mechanistic…

Methodology · Statistics 2015-06-23 Carlo Berzuini , A. Philip Dawid

We consider the problem of identifying the signal shared between two one-dimensional target variables, in the presence of additional multivariate observations. Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA)-based methods have traditionally been used…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-28 Alexander Rakowski , Christoph Lippert

Imitation learning is a powerful approach for learning autonomous driving policy by leveraging data from expert driver demonstrations. However, driving policies trained via imitation learning that neglect the causal structure of expert…

Generative models of brain activity have been instrumental in testing hypothesized mechanisms underlying brain dynamics against experimental datasets. Beyond capturing the key mechanisms underlying spontaneous brain dynamics, these models…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2024-11-18 Rishikesan Maran , Eli J. Müller , Ben D. Fulcher

The neuronal circuit that controls obsessive and compulsive behaviors involves a complex network of brain regions (some with known involvement in reward processing). Among these are cortical regions, the striatum and the thalamus (which…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2015-12-17 Anca Radulescu , Rachel Marra

The dynamics of affective decision making is considered for an intelligent network composed of agents with different types of memory: long-term and short-term memory. The consideration is based on probabilistic affective decision theory,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-09-04 V. I. Yukalov , E. P. Yukalova

Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, especially in medical imaging, faces challenges due to data scarcity and privacy concerns. Addressing these, we introduce Med-DDPM, a diffusion model designed for 3D semantic brain MRI synthesis.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-22 Zolnamar Dorjsembe , Hsing-Kuo Pao , Sodtavilan Odonchimed , Furen Xiao

Causal discovery, i.e., inferring underlying causal relationships from observational data, is highly challenging for AI systems. In a time series modeling context, traditional causal discovery methods mainly consider constrained scenarios…

Discrete choice models (DCM) are widely employed in travel demand analysis as a powerful theoretical econometric framework for understanding and predicting choice behaviors. DCMs are formed as random utility models (RUM), with their key…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-02 Shadi Haj-Yahia , Omar Mansour , Tomer Toledo

Most neural models of causality assume static causal graphs, failing to capture the dynamic and sparse nature of physical interactions where causal relationships emerge and dissolve over time. We introduce the Causal Process Framework and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Turan Orujlu , Christian Gumbsch , Martin V. Butz , Charley M Wu

Recently, there have been several concerted international efforts - the BRAIN initiative, European Human Brain Project and the Human Connectome Project, to name a few - that hope to revolutionize our understanding of the connected brain.…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2016-02-10 Adeel Razi , Karl Friston