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Neural coding

Neural coding (or neural representation) refers to the relationship between a stimulus and its respective neuronal responses, and the signalling relationships among networks of neurons in an ensemble. Action potentials, which act as the primary carrier of information in biological neural networks, are generally uniform regardless of the type of stimulus…

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Temporal codeAuditory systemFrequencyNoiseEdgar Adrian
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StimulusSignalling relationshipsEnsembleAction potentialsBiological neural networks
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related to Population coding · 12
Neural coding → Experimental, For, From, However, If, In, It, MT, Population, The, This, When
related to overview · 10
Neural coding → Although, Beyond, If, In, Information, ISIs, Neurons, Sensory, The, These
related to Temporal coding · 7
Neural coding → If, Neurons, Rate, Such, Temporal, To, When

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in the visualinstance ofThey may be locked to an external stimulus0.80text
auditory system or be generated intrinsically by the neural circuitry.Whether neurons use rate coding or temporal coding is a topic of intense debate within the neuroscience communityinstance ofThey may be locked to an external stimulus0.80text
even though there is no clear definition of what these terms mean.Rate codeThe rate coding model of neuronal firing communication states that as the intensity of a stimulus increasesinstance ofThey may be locked to an external stimulus0.80text
the frequency or rate of action potentialsinstance ofThey may be locked to an external stimulus0.80text
orinstance ofThey may be locked to an external stimulus0.80text
depressioninstance ofUnderstanding any temporally encoded aspects of the neural code and replicating these sequences in neurons could allow for greater control and treatment of neurological disorders0.80text
schizophreniainstance ofUnderstanding any temporally encoded aspects of the neural code and replicating these sequences in neurons could allow for greater control and treatment of neurological disorders0.80text
and Parkinson's diseaseinstance ofUnderstanding any temporally encoded aspects of the neural code and replicating these sequences in neurons could allow for greater control and treatment of neurological disorders0.80text
pitch or formant transition profiles can be represented as global features across the entire nerve simultaneously via both rateinstance ofThe advantage of such representations is that global features0.80text
place coding.Population coding has a number of other advantages as wellinstance ofThe advantage of such representations is that global features0.80text
including reduction of uncertainty due to neuronal variabilityinstance ofThe advantage of such representations is that global features0.80text
the ability to represent a number of different stimulus attributes simultaneouslyinstance ofThe advantage of such representations is that global features0.80text

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