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  2. Reverse correlation technique - Wikipedia

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    The reverse correlation technique is a data driven study method used primarily in psychological and neurophysiological research. [1] This method earned its name from its origins in neurophysiology, where cross-correlations between white noise stimuli and sparsely occurring neuronal spikes could be computed quicker when only computing it for segments preceding the spikes.

  3. Cleat (shoe) - Wikipedia

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    Plastic cleats are similar to rubber spikes. However, they feature a hard bottom and thick hard plastic spikes, with few to no grooves at all, and instead of the edge of the sole, the spikes compose the outsole of the shoe where the toes and ball of the foot would hit the ground during running, similar to track spikes and football cleats.

  4. Gaiters - Wikipedia

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    Heavy gaiters are often worn when using crampons, to protect the leg and ankle from the spikes of the opposite foot. Gaiters strap over the hiking boot and around the person's leg to provide protection from branches and thorns and to prevent mud, snow, etc. from entering the top of the boot. Gaiters may also be worn as protection against snake ...

  5. Geta (footwear) - Wikipedia

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    Bottom: tall (18 cm (7.1 in)) rain/ ashida geta, Maiko 's okobo (13 cm (5.1 in)), tall (20 cm (7.9 in)) tengu geta. Geta are made of one piece of solid wood forming the sole and two wooden blocks underneath. These blocks may have a metal plate on the section that touches the ground in order to lengthen the life span of the geta.

  6. 'Dirt on My Boots' is a bit autobiographical for songwriter ...

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    JF: "Fun fact: When this song came out, I got so many videos from parents saying this song resonated with kids so much, but multiple videos came in where the kids thought it said 'I got a little ...

  7. Spike-timing-dependent plasticity - Wikipedia

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    In 1973, M. M. Taylor [1] suggested that if synapses were strengthened for which a presynaptic spike occurred just before a postsynaptic spike more often than the reverse (Hebbian learning), while with the opposite timing or in the absence of a closely timed presynaptic spike, synapses were weakened (anti-Hebbian learning), the result would be an informationally efficient recoding of input ...

  8. Learn about the history and meaning of 17 LGBTQ pride flags - AOL

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    Each color, pattern, and design has its own specific meaning: for instance, the Philly Pride flag has two extra stripes, one black and one brown, to highlight people of color in the LGBTQ+ community.

  9. Boot fetishism - Wikipedia

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    High-heeled boots help to elongate the calf, creating a longer-legged appearance which is generally considered to be more sexually attractive. The length of the boot shafts also adds to this impression. Boots have been displayed in magazines such as Leg Show, and there are also magazines and websites aimed directly at this fetish. [citation needed]