Information Theory and Neural Coding¶
Borst, A., & Theunissen, F. E. (1999). Information Theory and Neural Coding. Nature Neuroscience, 2(11), 947-957.
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2 citations across 2 artifacts.
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Primes¶
- Channel
- Shannon's channel-capacity analysis ported directly to sensory neurons, where capacity, codebook, and noise model carry over with sustained empirical traction.
This sourceApplies Shannon channel-capacity analysis to sensory neurons, with capacity, codebook, and noise carried over empirically.
Supported in partVerified against the publisher's abstract
This review demonstrates information theory's use in neural coding, supporting the general framing but not the claim's 'codebook' or 'sustained empirical traction'.
“Here we review information-theory basics before demonstrating its use in neural coding.”
- Shannon's channel-capacity analysis ported directly to sensory neurons, where capacity, codebook, and noise model carry over with sustained empirical traction.
- Channel Capacity
- In neuroscience single neurons and sensory channels have measurable bits-per-second ceilings.
This sourceEstablishes measurable bits-per-second information capacity for single neurons and sensory channels.
Supported in partVerified against the publisher's abstract
A review that frames neural coding in information-theoretic terms and compares measured information transfer to a maximum, but whose abstract states no bits-per-second ceiling for single neurons or sensory channels.
“This can be compared to the information transferred in particular models of the stimulus–response function and to maximum possible information transfer.”
- In neuroscience single neurons and sensory channels have measurable bits-per-second ceilings.
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