An Introductory Review of Information Theory in the Context of Computational Neuroscience

Details An Introductory Review of Information Theory in the Context of Computational Neuroscience An Introductory Review of Information Theory in the Context of Computational Neuroscience

2011-07-15

arxiv.org/abs/1107.2984v1

Computer Science

Information Theory

18 pages, 7 figures, to appear in Biological Cybernetics

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This paper introduces several fundamental concepts in information theory from the perspective of their origins in engineering. Understanding such concepts is important in neuroscience for two reasons. Simply applying formulae from information theory without understanding the assumptions behind their definitions can lead to erroneous results and conclusions. Furthermore, this century will see a convergence of information theory and neuroscience; information theory will expand its foundations to incorporate more comprehensively biological processes thereby helping reveal how neuronal networks achieve their remarkable information processing abilities.

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