The noisy brain : stochastic dynamics as a principle of brain function
Rolls, Edmund TAuthor
Deco, GustavoContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2010.
The activity of neurons in the brain is 'noisy' in that their firing times are random when they are firing at a given rate. This book explores randomness in the operation of brain cells showing how it can be advantageous in decision-making, in memory and in many other brain functions.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
The activity of neurons in the brain is 'noisy' in that their firing times are random when they are firing at a given rate. This book explores randomness in the operation of brain cells showing how it can be advantageous in decision-making, in memory and in many other brain functions.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: neuronal, cortical, and network foundations -- Stochastic neurodynamics -- Short-term memory and stochastic dynamics -- Attention and stochastic dynamics -- Probabilistic decision-making -- Confidence and decision-making -- Perceptual detection and stochastic dynamics -- Applications of this stochastic dynamical theory to brain function -- Mean-field analyses, and stochastic dynamics.
Brain
Neurons
Statistics as Topic
Central Nervous System
Mental Processes
Thinking
Learning
Arousal
Cells
Nervous System
Biological Science Disciplines
Mathematical Concepts
Epidemiologic Methods
Anatomy
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
Psychophysiology
Natural Science Disciplines
Public Health
Psychology
Occupations
Investigative Techniques
Quality of Health Care
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Environment and Public Health
Health Care
Perception
Stochastic Processes
Brain
Attention
Memory
Neurons
Decision Making
Physiology
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Health & Biological Sciences
Neuroscience