A Simple Coding Procedure Enhances a Neuron's Information Capacity

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Simon B. Laughlin · University of Canberra

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The contrast-response function of a class of first order interneurons in the fly's compound eye approximates to the cumulative probability distribution of contrast levels in natural scenes. Elementary information theory shows that this matching enables the neurons to encode contrast fluctuations most efficiently.

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Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Visual perception and processing mechanisms Neural dynamics and brain function

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Published in: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C

Volume 36, Issue 9-10, pp. 910-912

DOI: 10.1515/znc-1981-9-1040

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