The remaining lectures will be devoted to a theoretical study of sensory activity. The entropic theory of sensation will be developed as a means of understanding the code used by sensory neurons in their report to the brain. The entirety of single-stimulus sychophysics will be shown to follow mathematically from one, fundamental equation of sensation. Some familiarity with ordinary differential equations, and introductory mathematical statistics would be an asset. Students with minimal biological knowledge will be expected to do some background reading.
Class votes for or against a midterm examination.
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