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A sequence of [[action potential]]s. While action potentials are believed to be elemental [[bit]]s of information transmittable by a [[neuron]], temporal structure of a spike train serves as a [[code]] for the information transmitted. It is believed that information in the brain is represented and processed via temporal relationships between spike-trains of many neurons. |
A sequence of [[action potential]]s. While action potentials are believed to be elemental [[bit]]s of information transmittable by a [[neuron]], temporal structure of a spike train serves as a [[code]] for the information transmitted. It is believed that information in the brain is represented and processed via temporal relationships between spike-trains of many neurons. |
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== See also == |
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*[[Neural coding]] |
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*[[Computational Neuroscience]] |
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*[[Neural networks]] |
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Revision as of 19:45, 6 February 2010
A sequence of action potentials. While action potentials are believed to be elemental bits of information transmittable by a neuron, temporal structure of a spike train serves as a code for the information transmitted. It is believed that information in the brain is represented and processed via temporal relationships between spike-trains of many neurons.